Usage of the character 寅
yín
寅
[寅]
- 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
- ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
bǐngyín
丙寅
[丙寅]
- third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
yínhǔ
寅虎
[寅虎]
- Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
gēngyín
庚寅
[庚寅]
- twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
yínshí
寅时
[寅時]
- 3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
rényín
壬寅
[壬寅]
- thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
wùyín
戊寅
[戊寅]
- fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
Táng Yín
唐寅
[唐寅]
- Tang 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
jiǎyín
甲寅
[甲寅]
- 51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
Wén Zàiyín
文在寅
[文在寅]
- Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017
yínchīmǎoliáng
寅吃卯粮
[寅吃卯糧]
- lit. eating away next year's food in advance
- fig. to dip into the next month's check
- live now, pay later
yínzhīmǎoliáng
寅支卯粮
[寅支卯糧]
- see 寅吃卯糧／寅吃卯粮 (yínchīmǎoliáng)