印
yìn
#639 most
frequent character
seal, stamp, mark, print, impress
noun
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
In 印, a hand bears down on a kneeling figure 卩, and the first sense is pressing someone down. That downward push became 'to stamp' or 'to print'. The mark a stamp leaves is the print or image.
Drawn as: hand pressing kneeling person
印 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
我在信上印了我的名字。
wǒzài xìn shàng yìn le wǒde míngzì 。
I stamped my name on the letter.
这个印章是我爷爷留给我的。
zhègè yìnzhāng shì wǒ yéyé liúgěi wǒde 。
This seal was left to me by my grandfather.
请把这个文件印出来。
qǐng bǎ zhègè wénjiàn yìn chūlái 。
Please print this document.
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