茵 meaning and stroke order
Mattress, cushion; wormwood, Skimmia japon
How to write 茵, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 茵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mattress
How 茵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.
艹 gives the meaning and 因 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 茵
Grass 艹 on top of 因 (yīn), which also gives the sound. Picture a soft layer of grass you can lie on like a cushion.
Today 茵 (yīn) mostly appears in written or literary words for grass or soft mats, especially 绿草如茵 (lǜ cǎo rú yīn), meaning lawn grass as soft as a carpet. Example: 公园里绿草如茵。(Gōngyuán lǐ lǜ cǎo rú yīn.) The park's grass is like a green carpet.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 茵 with 因 (yīn, because) or 烟 (yān, smoke), since they share the 因 part. Remember that 茵 has the grass top 艹 and is tied to grass or cushions, not reasons.
茵 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 茵
How many strokes are in 茵?
茵 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 茵 mean?
茵 (yīn) means mattress, cushion; wormwood, Skimmia japon.
How do you pronounce 茵?
茵 is pronounced yīn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 茵?
The radical of 茵 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 茵 under this radical.
Is 茵 used in everyday speech?
Not much. In daily speech people say 垫子 (diànzi) for cushion or 草地 (cǎodì) for lawn. 茵 is mainly found in set phrases, poetry, and names.
Why does 茵 appear in names and place names?
Its sound yīn and its gentle grassy image make it popular in given names, especially for girls, such as 绿茵 (lǜyīn). 绿茵场 (lǜyīn chǎng) is also a common word for a soccer field.