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yín

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

Ancient forms

3 forms

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

yín yin2

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

寅时yínshí3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
甲寅jiǎyín51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
寅虎yínhǔYear 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
丙寅bǐngyínthird year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
戊寅wùyínfifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
庚寅gēngyíntwenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
壬寅rényínthirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
寅吃卯粮yínchīmǎoliánglit. eating away next year's food in advance
唐寅TángYínTang 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WénZàiyínMoon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017