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Yīn (surname 陰)

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Yīn
Stroke order of 阴, the Simplified form of the Yīn character.[1]
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningdarkness (yin)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīn
Wade–GilesYin1
IPA[ín]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJam1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJIm
Middle Chinese
Middle Chineseˑiəm
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*qrɯm/

Yīn (trad. , simp. 阴) is a Chinese surname. It is Romanized as Im in Min Nan and Yam in Cantonese.[2] According to a 2013 study, it was the 390th most common name in China; it was shared by 39,000 people, or 0.0067% of the population, being most popular in Shanxi.[3] It is the 283rd name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[4][5]

It should not be confused with the much more popular surname Yīn (殷), whose name comes from the Shang capital of Yin.

Origins

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The surname Yin is claimed to derive from one of:

  • from the personal name of Yin Jing (陰兢), an official in the late Shang dynasty (late 2nd millennium BC)
  • from the placename Yin (陰), a fief located in modern Henan during the Western Zhou (11th–8th centuries BC)
  • from Yin Dafu (陰大夫 "Yin Counsellor"), a title given to Guan Xiu, a descendant of philosopher Guan Zhong[6]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "阴 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary". www.omgchinese.com.
  2. ^ "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
  3. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  4. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  5. ^ "Yin Surname Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
  6. ^ "Last name YIN: origin and meaning". Geneanet.