淾 (yǐn) - Ancient form of 飲 (yǐn), meaning 'to drink' & also a rare surname.

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淾 · yǐn

Ancient form of 飲 (yǐn), meaning 'to drink';

also a rare surname.

Ancient form of 飲 (yǐn), meaning 'to drink'also a rare surname.

Usage highlights

Ancient drinking characterVariant form of drinkOracle bone script form

Synonyms

  • 飲— to drink (modern standard form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient character for drinking (淾) is now written as 飲.
  • In oracle bone script, this character depicted a person bending over a wine vessel to drink (淾).
  • It appears in some ancient texts as a variant form (淾).

Collocations

  • Ancient drinking character(淾字)
  • Variant form of drink(飲的異體字)
  • Oracle bone script form(甲骨文)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the earliest known forms for 'to drink' found in oracle bone inscriptions.
  • Shows the pictorial nature of early Chinese writing, depicting a person at a wine vessel.

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