yín
寅 (yín) is a Chinese word meaning “3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°”.
Meanings
- 13rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
- 2ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
Related words
丙寅third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046壬寅thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022寅吃卯粮lit. eating away next year's food in advance寅时3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)寅虎Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)庚寅twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070戊寅fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058甲寅51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034唐寅Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子文在寅Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017寅支卯粮see 寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮[yin2 chi1 mao3 liang2]