懂中文 Dong Chinese

茵

yīn

a cushion

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

因 sound component

因  Sound component

yīn

  

cause

Evolution

茵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
茵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

茵  

yīn

a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon; mattress

Most common words with 茵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

茵

mattress

绿茵场

football field

莱茵河

Rhine River

绿草如茵

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

绿茵

grassy area