胤

yìn
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descendant, heir, offspring

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

胤 joins 幺 a silk thread, a meat part, and 八 to separate. Together they give the first meaning 'descendents, later generation', which grew to 'posterity'.

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Homophones

印yìn
seal, stamp, mark, print, impress
隐yìn
to lean upon
饮yìn
to give (animals) water to drink

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