Usage of the character 印

to print
to mark
to engrave
a seal
a print
a stamp
a mark
a trace
image

Yìn

印

[印]

surname Yin
abbr. for 印度 ( Yindù), India

chōngyìn

冲印

[沖印]

to develop and print (photographic film)

dǎyìn

打印

[打印]

to affix a seal
to stamp
to print out (with a printer)

yìnshuā

印刷

[印刷]

to print
printing

yìnzi

印子

[印子]

trace
impression (e.g. footprint)
abbr. of 印子錢／印子钱 (yìnziqián), usury

yìnniǔ

印纽

[印紐]

decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord

yìnhuā

印花

[印花]

tax stamp

yìnxíng

印行

[印行]

to print and distribute
to publish

kānyìn

刊印

[刊印]

to set in print
to diffuse
to publish

kèyìn

刻印

[刻印]

to engrave a seal
stamp mark
to print with carved type
to leave a deep impression

shǒuyìn

手印

[手印]

handprint
fingerprint; thumbprint

zhǎoyìn

爪印

[爪印]

paw print

yìnběn

印本

[印本]

printed book; printed copy

yìnxiàng

印象

[印象]

impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
a memory

yùyìn

预印

[預印]

to preprint

yìnjì

印迹

[印跡]

footprint

shuǐyìn

水印

[水印]

watermark

yìntái

印台

[印臺]

ink pad
stamp pad

chúnyìn

唇印

[唇印]

lips-mark
hickey

tàyìn

拓印

[拓印]

stone rubbing (to copy an inscription)

chóngyìn

重印

[重印]

to reprint

yìnjiè

印戒

[印戒]

signet ring (cell)

píngyìn

平印

[平印]

lithography
abbr. for 平版印刷 (píngbǎnyìnshuā)

yóuyìn

油印

[油印]

to mimeograph

fùyìn

付印

[付印]

to go to press
to submit for printing

jiǎoyìn

脚印

[腳印]

footprint

yìnxǐ

印玺

[印璽]

official seal
imperial or royal seal
papal bull

yìnzhì

印制

[印製]

to print
to produce (a publication)

yìnbí

印鼻

[印鼻]

decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord

guānyìn

官印

[官印]

official seal

kuòyìn

扩印

[擴印]

to enlarge (a photo)
to print larger

Yìn Tài

印太

[印太]

Indo-Pacific (from 印度洋 ( Yìndùyáng) and 太平洋 ( Tàipíng Yáng))

yìnrǎn

印染

[印染]

printing and dyeing

Yìnjiāng

印江

[印江]

Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou

páiyìn

排印

[排印]

typesetting and printing

yìnhé

印盒

[印盒]

seal case
box for seal and ink pad

Yìnháng

印航

[印航]

Air India (abbr.)

tíyìn

蹄印

[蹄印]

hoofprint

cǎiyìn

彩印

[彩印]

color printing
abbr. for 彩色印刷 (cǎisèyìnshuā)

tàoyìn

套印

[套印]

color printing using several overlaid images

yìnjì

印记

[印記]

imprint
trace

yìnpǔ

印谱

[印譜]

collection of seal stamps

yìnjiàn

印鉴

[印鑒]

seal impression
stamp
mark from a seal serving as signature

fùyìn

复印

[複印]

to photocopy
to duplicate a document

jīnyìn

金印

[金印]

golden seal
characters tattooed on a convict's face

zúyìn

足印

[足印]

footprint

Yìnjiā

印加

[印加]

Inca (South American Indians)

lièyìn

列印

[列印]

to print out (Tw)

Zhōng Yìn

中印

[中印]

China-India

Yìntái

印台

[印臺]

Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

fēngyìn

封印

[封印]

seal (on envelopes)

yìnfā

印发

[印發]

to publish
to print and distribute

yìnbǎn

印版

[印版]

printing plate

Yìn Zhī

印支

[印支]

abbr. for 印度支那 ( Yìndùzhīnà)

yìnniǔ

印钮

[印鈕]

decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord

xǐyìn

玺印

[璽印]

seal (esp. of ruler)

yìnshù

印数

[印數]

the amount of books etc printed at one impression
print run

suōyìn

缩印

[縮印]

to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

Yìndù

印度

[印度]

India

jiāoyìn

胶印

[膠印]

offset printing

yìnxìn

印信

[印信]

official seal
legally binding seal

yìnní

印泥

[印泥]

red ink paste used for seal

yǐngyìn

影印

[影印]

photographic reproduction
photocopying
photo-offset

kāiyìn

开印

[開印]

to start a print run

yìncì

印次

[印次]

number of print run

làoyìn

烙印

[烙印]

to brand (cattle etc)
brand
(fig.) to leave a lasting mark
to stigmatize
mark
stamp
stigma

biānyìn

编印

[編印]

to compile and print
to publish

gàiyìn

盖印

[蓋印]

to affix a seal
to stamp (a document)

Yìn Bā

印巴

[印巴]

India and Pakistan

fānyìn

翻印

[翻印]

to reprint (generally without authorization)

yìnzhāng

印章

[印章]

seal
signet
chop
stamp
CL:方 (fāng)

shíyìn

石印

[石印]

lithography
lithographic printing

yáyìn

牙印

[牙印]

teeth marks (left on sth)
bite marks

Yìnní

印尼

[印尼]

Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞／印度尼西亚 ( Yindunixiyà))

yìntáng

印堂

[印堂]

the part of the forehead between the eyebrows
yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows

yìnshòu

印绶

[印綬]

sealed ribbon fastening correspondence (in former times)

yìnzhèng

印证

[印證]

to confirm; to corroborate; to verify
proof; evidence

yìnyú

印鱼

[印魚]

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

yìnhén

印痕

[印痕]

mark; print; impression

dàyìn

大印

[大印]

stamp
official seal

zhǐyìn

指印

[指印]

fingerprint
finger mark
thumbprint

huǒyìn

火印

[火印]

branded mark
brand

Yìn Oūrén

印欧人

[印歐人]

Indo-European (person)

Yìndùrén

印度人

[印度人]

Indian (person)
CL:個／个 (gè)
Indian people

Yìnjiāng Xiàn

印江县

[印江縣]

Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou

yǒuyìnxiàng

有印象

[有印象]

to have a recollection (of sb or sth)
to remember

tànzúyìn

碳足印

[碳足印]

carbon footprint

yìnziqián

印子钱

[印子錢]

usury
high interest loan (in former times)

yǐngyìnběn

影印本

[影印本]

a photocopy

yìnshuāliàng

印刷量

[印刷量]

print run

suōyìnběn

缩印本

[縮印本]

compact edition (of a dictionary etc)

Yìntái Qū

印台区

[印臺區]

Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市／铜川市 ( Tóngchuān Shì), Shaanxi

Yìngǔshí

印古什

[印古什]

Ingushetia, republic in southwestern Russia

yìnbàzi

印把子

[印把子]

seal of authority
official seal

fùyìnzhǐ

复印纸

[複印紙]

photocopier paper

yìnshuāpǐn

印刷品

[印刷品]

printed products

chángyìnyú

长印鱼

[長印魚]

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

yìnshuāyè

印刷业

[印刷業]

typography
printing business

Yìndì'ān

印地安

[印地安]

(Tw) (American) Indian
native American
indigenous peoples of the Americas
also written 印第安 ( Yìndì'ān)

Yìndù Hé

印度河

[印度河]

Indus River

dǎyìnjī

打印机

[打印機]

printer

Yìndìyǔ

印地语

[印地語]

Hindi (language)

Yìn Zhīqī

印支期

[印支期]

Indo-Chinese epoch (geology)
Indosinian orogeny

Yìndù'ǎo

印度袄

[印度襖]

Parsee or Parsi, member of the Zoroastrian sect (religion)

Hǎiyìnsì

海印寺

[海印寺]

Haein Temple in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea, the repository of Tripitaka Koreana 高麗大藏經／高丽大藏经 ( Gāolí Dàzàngjīng), a World Heritage site

fùyìnjī

复印机

[複印機]

photocopier

Xī Yìndù

西印度

[西印度]

West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)

yìnshuāsuǒ

印刷所

[印刷所]

printing press
printing office
printer

dǎyìngǎo

打印稿

[打印稿]

printout
hard copy

yìnshuāshù

印刷术

[印刷術]

printing
printing technology

yìnxiàngpài

印象派

[印象派]

impressionism

yǐngyìnjī

影印机

[影印機]

photocopier (Tw)

yìnxiàngfēn

印象分

[印象分]

points gained by making a good impression
kudos
brownie points

yìnshuāzhě

印刷者

[印刷者]

printer

yìntángxué

印堂穴

[印堂穴]

yintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows

yìnshuābǎn

印刷版

[印刷版]

printing plate
printed version (of a digital publication)
printing (as in "1st printing" etc)

yìnshuājī

印刷机

[印刷機]

printing press

yìnbiǎojī

印表机

[印表機]

printer (Tw)

yìnchāopiào

印钞票

[印鈔票]

printing money

yìnshuāchǎng

印刷厂

[印刷廠]

printing house
print shop

Yìn Oūyǔ

印欧语

[印歐語]

Indo-European (language)

Yìndùjiào

印度教

[印度教]

Hinduism
Indian religion

fùyìnjiàn

复印件

[複印件]

photocopy; duplicate

Yìndùyáng

印度洋

[印度洋]

Indian Ocean

Yìnnídùn

印尼盾

[印尼盾]

Indonesian rupiah

Yìn Oūwén

印欧文

[印歐文]

Indo-European (language)

yìnhuāshuì

印花税

[印花稅]

stamp duty

yùyìnběn

预印本

[預印本]

a preprint

huímòyìn

回墨印

[回墨印]

self-inking stamp

yìntóuyú

印头鱼

[印頭魚]

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Yìndì'ān

印第安

[印第安]

(American) Indian
native American
indigenous peoples of the Americas

dǎyìntóu

打印头

[打印頭]

print head

yìnshuātǐ

印刷体

[印刷體]

printed style (as opposed to cursive)

Yìnníyǔ

印尼语

[印尼語]

Indonesian language

Yìn- Zhīlüquè

印支绿鹊

[印支綠鵲]

(bird species of China) Indochinese green magpie (Cissa hypoleuca)

huózìyìnshuā

活字印刷

[活字印刷]

printing with movable type

Yìndù Shíbào

印度时报

[印度時報]

India Times

yìnshǔkèzǎo

印鼠客蚤

[印鼠客蚤]

oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

kèbǎnyìnxiàng

刻板印象

[刻板印象]

stereotype

Yìndì'ānnà

印第安纳

[印第安納]

Indiana, US state

xīnxīnxiāngyìn

心心相印

[心心相印]

two hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit

shùmǎchōngyìn

数码冲印

[數碼沖印]

digital printing

Zhōng- Yìn Bàndǎo

中印半岛

[中印半島]

Indochina

Yìndì'ānrén

印第安人

[印第安人]

American Indians

yìnzhìdiànlù

印制电路

[印製電路]

printed circuit

Yìndùguǐjiāo

印度鬼椒

[印度鬼椒]

see 斷魂椒／断魂椒 (duànhúnjiāo)

Yìndùzhīnà

印度支那

[印度支那]

Indochina

Yìndì'ānzuò

印第安座

[印第安座]

Indus (constellation)

Yìn- Zhī Bàndǎo

印支半岛

[印支半島]

Indochina (abbr. for colonial term 印度支那半島／印度支那半岛 ( Yinduzhinà Bàndào))
(now written 中南半島／中南半岛 ( Zhongnān Bàndào))

běi Yìndùyǔ

北印度语

[北印度語]

Hindi
a north Indian language

Yìndì'ānnà

印地安纳

[印地安納]

Indiana, US state

jiāobǎnyìnshuā

胶版印刷

[膠版印刷]

offset printing

Yìndùyīnyuè

印度音乐

[印度音樂]

Bhangra, Indian music (music genre)

huóbǎnyìnshuā

活版印刷

[活版印刷]

printing with movable type
typesetting

jiāshēnyìnxiàng

加深印象

[加深印象]

to make a deeper impression on sb

yìnxiàngzhǔyì

印象主义

[印象主義]

impressionism

Yìn Oūyǔyán

印欧语言

[印歐語言]

Indo-European (language)

kǒngbǎnyìnshuā

孔版印刷

[孔版印刷]

screen printing

Yìndùsītǎn

印度斯坦

[印度斯坦]

Hindustan

Kēshìyìnshuā

柯式印刷

[柯式印刷]

offset printing

Yìn Oūyǔxì

印欧语系

[印歐語系]

Indo-European family of languages

tūbǎnyìnshuā

凸版印刷

[凸版印刷]

relief printing
typography
printing with metal plates

Yìndùjiàotú

印度教徒

[印度教徒]

Hindu
adherent of Hinduism

āotūyìnshuā

凹凸印刷

[凹凸印刷]

embossing
die stamping

Yìn- Miǎnbānzuǐyā

印缅斑嘴鸭

[印緬斑嘴鴨]

(bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)

wǎngluòdǎyìnjī

网络打印机

[網絡打印機]

network printer

Yìndù Yǎlì'ān

印度雅利安

[印度雅利安]

Indo-Aryan

dǎyìnfúwùqì

打印服务器

[打印服務器]

print server

Yìndì'ānnàzhōu

印第安纳州

[印第安納州]

Indiana, US state

Yìndùyǎnjìngshé

印度眼镜蛇

[印度眼鏡蛇]

Indian cobra (Naja naja)

Yìndì'ānnàzhōu

印地安纳州

[印地安納州]

Indiana, US state

Yìndù Guódàdǎng

印度国大党

[印度國大黨]

Indian Congress party

Yìndùjīnhuánglí

印度金黄鹂

[印度金黃鸝]

(bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)

Dōng Yìndù Gōngsī

东印度公司

[東印度公司]

East India Company

Yìndùrénmíndǎng

印度人民党

[印度人民黨]

Bharatiya Janata Party

Shāngwù Yìnshūguǎn

商务印书馆

[商務印書館]

The Commercial Press, Beijing (est. 1897)

léishèyìnbiǎojī

镭射印表机

[鐳射印表機]

laser printer

yìnzhìdiànlùbǎn

印制电路板

[印製電路板]

printed circuit board

jīguāngdǎyìnjī

激光打印机

[激光打印機]

laser printer

yìnshuādiànlùbǎn

印刷电路板

[印刷電路板]

printed circuit board

Yìndùníxīyà

印度尼西亚

[印度尼西亞]

Indonesia

diǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

点阵打印机

[點陣打印機]

dot matrix printer

zhuàngjīshìdǎyìnjī

撞击式打印机

[撞擊式打印機]

impact printer

Yìn- Miǎnhètóuquèméi

印缅褐头雀鹛

[印緬褐頭雀鶥]

(bird species of China) manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)

diǎnzhènshìdǎyìnjī

点阵式打印机

[點陣式打印機]

dot matrix printer

Yìndùhángkōnggōngsī

印度航空公司

[印度航空公司]

Air India

Yìndùzhīnà Bàndǎo

印度支那半岛

[印度支那半島]

Indochina (old term, esp. colonial period)
now written 中南半島／中南半岛 ( Zhōngnán Bàndǎo)

Yìndùníxīyàyǔ

印度尼西亚语

[印度尼西亞語]

Indonesian language

yībùyīgèjiǎoyìn

一步一个脚印

[一步一個腳印]

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
reliable

zhuàngjīshìyìnbiǎojī

撞击式印表机

[撞擊式印表機]

impact printer

Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī

印第安纳波利斯

[印第安納波利斯]

Indianapolis, Indiana

chuànxíngdiǎnzhèndǎyìnjī

串行点阵打印机

[串行點陣打印機]

serial dot matrix printer

Yìnjiāng Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

印江土家族苗族自治县

[印江土家族苗族自治縣]

Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou