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Keyword
mute
  • dumb
  • the sobbing of an infant
Frequency
#6330
Strokes
12
Readings
yīn
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 音 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
喑哑yīnyǎ
hoarse; raspy
万马齐喑wànmǎqíyīn
thousands of horses, all mute (idiom); no-one dares to speak out; an atmosphere of political oppression