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飲 is how to formally write “drink” (the verb for taking a drink or drinking) in Chinese and Japanese.
This is different than the noun for a drink. There are other ways to say/write drink, but they are more for oral/spoken language. This more formal version is appropriate if you want to write the word “drink.”
This is kind of an odd selection for a wall scroll but no bad meaning.
In Korean Hanja, this character is generally written in the variant shown to the right.
This can be pronounced in Japanese but this is seldom seen as a lone Kanji, and thus is not appropriate if your audience is Japanese. They will, at least, use a second Hiragana character in Japanese, as shown to the right. This is "nomi."
The common oral character looks like the one shown to the right. But this is not appropriate for a wall scroll.
In some cases (often in ancient Chinese) the character shown to the right is used to mean drink. But this word refers to anything you consume in your mouth. This character is most often used to mean "eat" in modern Chinese.
銀 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for silver.
This same word can refer to things that are silver-colored, money or currency, silver coins, or silver paint.
In Japanese, this can be a given name “Ginji.”
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your yin search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
銀 银 see styles |
yín yin2 yin ginji ぎんじ |
More info & calligraphy: Silver(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) silver (Ag); (2) silver coin; money; (3) silver medal; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) silver colour; silver color; (5) (shogi) (abbreviation) silver general; (out-dated kanji) (1) money; (2) metal; (personal name) Ginji rūpya. Silver; money. |
印度 see styles |
yìn dù yin4 du4 yin tu indo いんど |
More info & calligraphy: India(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) India; (place-name) India 印特伽; 身毒; 賢豆; 天竺 Indu (meaning 'moon' in Sanskrit), Hindu, Sindhu; see also 信度 and 閻浮 India in general. In the Tang dynasty its territory is described as extending over 90, 000 li in circuit, being bounded on three sides by the sea; north it rested on the Snow mountains 雪山, i. e. Himālayas; wide at the north, narrowing to the south, shaped like a half-moon; it contained over seventy kingdoms, was extremely hot, well watered and damp; from the centre eastwards to 震旦 China was 58, 000 li; and the same distance southwards to 金地國, westwards to 阿拘遮國, and northwards to 小香山阿耨達. |
回音 see styles |
huí yīn hui2 yin1 hui yin kaion かいおん |
More info & calligraphy: Echo{music} (See ターン・2) turn (melodic ornament); gruppetto |
因果 see styles |
yīn guǒ yin1 guo3 yin kuo inga いんが |
More info & calligraphy: Karma - Cause and Effect(1) cause and effect; causality; (2) {Buddh} karma; fate; (adjectival noun) (3) unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated Cause and effect; every cause has its effect, as every effect arises from a cause. |
因緣 因缘 see styles |
yīn yuán yin1 yuan2 yin yüan innen |
More info & calligraphy: Fate / Opportunity / Chancehetupratyaya. Cause; causes; 因 hetu, is primary cause, 緣 pratyaya, secondary cause, or causes, e. g. a seed is 因, rain, dew, farmer, etc., are 緣. The 十二因緣 twelve nidānas or links are 'the concatenation of cause and effect in the whole range of existence'. |
姻緣 姻缘 see styles |
yīn yuán yin1 yuan2 yin yüan |
More info & calligraphy: The Karma/Fate/Destiny that Brings Lovers Together |
心印 see styles |
xīn yìn xin1 yin4 hsin yin shinnin |
More info & calligraphy: Appreciation of Truth by Meditation |
樹蔭 树荫 see styles |
shù yīn shu4 yin1 shu yin juin じゅいん kokage こかげ |
More info & calligraphy: Shade of a Treeshade of tree; bower |
福音 see styles |
fú yīn fu2 yin1 fu yin fukuin ふくいん |
More info & calligraphy: Word of God / The Gospel(1) good news; glad tidings; (2) {Christn} gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ); (female given name) Fukune |
緬因 缅因 see styles |
miǎn yīn mian3 yin1 mien yin |
More info & calligraphy: Maine |
銀河 银河 see styles |
yín hé yin2 he2 yin ho ginga ぎんが |
More info & calligraphy: Milky Way Galaxy(1) {astron} Milky Way; (2) {astron} galaxy; (female given name) Ginga |
陰司 阴司 see styles |
yīn sī yin1 si1 yin ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Hell / Judges of Hell |
陰陽 阴阳 see styles |
yīn yáng yin1 yang2 yin yang inyou(p); onmyou; onyou / inyo(p); onmyo; onyo いんよう(P); おんみょう; おんよう |
More info & calligraphy: Yin Yangcosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.; (place-name) In'you yin and yang |
音樂 音乐 see styles |
yīn yuè yin1 yue4 yin yüeh onraku |
More info & calligraphy: MusicMusic, a musical accompaniment to a service. |
侯賽因 侯赛因 see styles |
hóu sài yīn hou2 sai4 yin1 hou sai yin |
More info & calligraphy: Hossein |
印度人 see styles |
yìn dù rén yin4 du4 ren2 yin tu jen indojin インドじん |
More info & calligraphy: Indian(ateji / phonetic) Indian |
印第安 see styles |
yìn dì ān yin4 di4 an1 yin ti an |
More info & calligraphy: Native American / Indian |
因陀羅 因陀罗 see styles |
yīn tuó luó yin1 tuo2 luo2 yin t`o lo yin to lo Indara |
More info & calligraphy: IndraIndra, 因坻; 因提; 因提梨; 因達羅; 天帝; 天主帝; 帝釋天; originally a god of the atmosphere, i. e. of thunder and rain; idem Śakra; his symbol is the vajra, or thunderbolt, hence he is the 金剛手; he became 'lord of the gods of the sky', 'regent of the east quarter', 'popularly chief after Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, '(M.W.); in Buddhism he represents the secular power, and is inferior to a Buddhist saint. Cf. 忉利 and 印. |
觀世音 观世音 see styles |
guān shì yīn guan1 shi4 yin1 kuan shih yin Kanzeon かんぜおん |
More info & calligraphy: Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel. |
銀河系 银河系 see styles |
yín hé xì yin2 he2 xi4 yin ho hsi gingakei / gingake ぎんがけい |
More info & calligraphy: Milky Way Galaxy(1) {astron} Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; (2) {astron} galactic system; galaxy |
音樂家 音乐家 see styles |
yīn yuè jiā yin1 yue4 jia1 yin yüeh chia |
More info & calligraphy: Musician |
侌 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
old variant of 陰|阴[yin1] |
印 see styles |
yìn yin4 yin in いん |
to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image (1) stamp; seal; chop; (2) seal impression; seal; sealing; stamp; mark; print; (3) {Buddh} mudra (symbolic hand gesture); (4) ninja hand sign; (5) (abbreviation) (See 印度・インド) India; (surname) In mudrā; seal, sign, symbol, emblem, proof, assurance, approve; also 印契; 契印; 印相. Manual signs indicative of various ideas, e. g. each finger represents one of the five primary elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space, beginning with the little finger; the left hand represents 定 stillness, or meditation, the right hand 慧 discernment or wisdom; they have also many other indications. Also, the various symbols of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, e. g. the thunderbolt; cf. 因.; (度) The five Indias, or five regions of India, idem 五天竺 q. v. |
吟 see styles |
yín yin2 yin gin ぎん |
to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem) (1) recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; (2) composition (of a poem); composed poem; (n,n-suf) (3) classical Chinese poetry form; (n,suf) (4) stress of sound in noh song; (female given name) Gin Chant, hum, mutter. |
听 see styles |
yǐn yin3 yin |
smile (archaic) |
吲 see styles |
yǐn yin3 yin |
used in 吲哚[yin3 duo3] |
唫 吟 see styles |
yín yin2 yin |
variant of 崟[yin2] See: 吟 |
喑 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
mute |
嚚 see styles |
yín yin2 yin |
insincere; stupid |
囙 因 see styles |
yīn yin1 yin |
old variant of 因[yin1] See: 因 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Drink | 飲 / 飮 饮 | no / in | yǐn / yin3 / yin | |
Silver | 銀 银 | shirogane / shirogane | yín / yin2 / yin | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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