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CHINESE CHARACTER

饮 (yǐn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yǐn
to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink
HSK 37 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

饣

Primary radical

饣 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 饮.

欠

Phonetic component

欠 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 饮 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 饮

Examples using 饮

饮料

我现在想点饮料。

Wǒ xiàn zài xiǎng diǎn yǐn liào。

I'd like to order drinks now.

饮食

各国有不同的饮食习惯。

Gè guó yǒu bù tóng de yǐn shí xí guàn。

Eating habits differ from country to country.

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FAQ

What does 饮 (yǐn) mean in Chinese?

to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink

How do you write 饮 in stroke order?

饮 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 饮?

饣 is the radical in 饮. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 饮?

饮料 (yǐnliào): drink; beverage; 餐饮 (cānyǐn): food and beverage; catering; repast; 饮食 (yǐnshí): eating and drinking; food and drink; diet.