Definitions
(adjective)
flourishing; abundant
(adjective)
earnest; hospitable
(adjective)
dark red
(noun)
roll of thunder
Etymology
Depicts a person with a swollen abdomen (㐆) receiving an acupuncture from a hand holding a needle (殳). Based on the original meaning "intense pain from an illness". The meaning later shifted to "abundant" and "many" while it's other meaning used as the name of a dynasty at the end of the Shang dynasty is a phonetic loan.
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殷 originally depicted a person with a swollen abdomen (㐆) receiving acupuncture from a hand holding a needle (殳), conveying intense pain from illness. This early meaning later shifted to "abundant" or "many". The character also names the Yin period, the latter half of the Shang dynasty after the capital moved to Yin, a usage that is a phonetic loan. In other contexts, 殷 describes a deep, dark red color, often associated with dried blood.
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他的目光非常殷切。
她待人总是很殷勤。
我们殷切期盼他的归来。
他殷勤地为客人倒茶。
这份殷切的期望让我感动。
殷商是中国古老的王朝。
考古学家发现了殷墟的遗址。
他的家境曾经十分殷实。
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