尹 (yǐn) — (historical) official title (bound form, in compounds like 府尹, 道尹); surname (used in family name compounds like 尹氏 or in full names)
Definition
尹 (yǐn) is a bound form (not used alone): historically an official title like 府尹 'prefect', and today also a Chinese surname. Learners meet it only in compounds such as 府尹 or in family names.
bound form
(historical) official title (bound form, in compounds like 府尹, 道尹)surname (used in family name compounds like 尹氏 or in full names)
Examples
- 尹。Táng dài de fǔ yǐn quán lì hěn dà.Prefects in the Tang dynasty had great power.
- 尹。yǐn Shì shì gǔ dài de yí gè xiǎn hè jiā zú.The Yin clan was a prominent family in ancient times.
- ，尹。Mín guó chū qī, gè shěng hái shè yǒu dào yǐn.In the early Republic period, provinces still had circuit intendants.
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