How to Write 㐆 (yǐn) — Meaning “Ancient character meaning to lean or rely on”

Imagine a person leaning on a piece of meat for support - the left side ⺼ is the meat, and the right side looks like a bent arm leaning on it. This visual of 'relying on meat' helps remember the meaning 'to lean or rely on'.

The stroke order is: left vertical hook (㇏?), then dot, then left-falling stroke, then horizontal, then vertical hook, then dot - total 6 strokes. A common mistake is making the right side too wide; keep it narrow and balanced with the left meat radical.

㐆 (yǐn) has a curved right side and means 'to lean', while 肝 (gān) has a right side 干 (dry) and means 'liver', and 肠 (cháng) has a right side 长 (long) and means 'intestines'. Visually, 㐆 is more compact and rare, while 肝 and 肠 are common with distinct right components.

㐆 is almost never used alone today; it appears only as a component in the character 殷 (yīn), meaning 'rich' or the Shang Dynasty. You might see it in words like 殷勤 (attentive) or 殷切 (eager), but 㐆 itself is not an active modern character.

Common words containing 㐆 include: 殷 (yīn) — rich; flourishing; the Yin (Shang) Dynasty; 殷勤 (yīn qín) — attentive; hospitable; solicitous; 殷切 (yīn qiè) — earnest; eager; ardent.