| yīn | surname Yin/flourishing/dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province |
| yān | dark red |
| yǐn | roll of thunder |
| 殷 | surname Yin flourishing dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province |
| 殷切 | ardent eager earnest |
| 殷勤 | politely solicitously eagerly attentive |
| 殷商 | final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province |
| 殷墟 | Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site |
| 殷实 | thriving well-off substantial |
| 殷富 | well off prosperous |
| 殷富之人 | a man of ample means |
| 殷富人家 | well-off family |
| 殷弘绪 | Fran?ois Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court |
| 殷懃 | eagerly attentive; solicitous |
| 殷殷 | ardent; sincere |
| 殷殷垂问 | to inquire about anxiously |
| 殷红 | dark red |
| 殷都 | Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市 |
| 殷都区 | Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市 |
| 殷鉴 | setback which serves as a warning to others |
| 殷鉴不远 | to take warning from the pages of history |
| 殷钢 | invar; invar steel |