Why is Yin pronounced yan?

"Yin" is not pronounced as "yan", but as "yín".

Pinyin: yín, the initial consonant is y, the final rhyme is ín, pronounced as the 2nd tone.

Interpretation:

1. The third of the Earthly Branches.

2. Yin Shi, the old way of notating time, is equivalent to three o'clock to five o'clock.

Strokes:

Yin word combination:

1. Yin Shi

Pinyin: [yín shí]?

Explanation: The old timekeeping method refers to the time from three o'clock to five o'clock at night.

2. Yinhao

Pinyin: [yín hǎo]?

Interpretation: formerly known as a colleague with whom one has friendship. Chapter 102 of "Qilu Deng": "﹝ Lou Pu" may recount the friendship between the ancestors, or the friendship between his fathers." Zhangju of the Qing Dynasty's "Guitian Suoji·Songwen Qinggong": "﹝ Mr. Ce﹞Pass the food to Yin in the same city. In a good office, there is no leisure time in the cold or heat. ”

3. Yin flattery

Pinyin: [yín yú]?

Definition: compliment.

4. Brother Yin

Pinyin: [yín xiōng]?

Interpretation: an honorific title among colleagues in the old days.