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饮 (yǐn): To drink — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 饮

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 饮 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 饮

饮 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
饮=饣foodmeaning+欠to owe, yawnmeaning

Structure note: 饣 gives a meaning clue related to food.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 饮

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 饮

HSK words that contain this character.

饮料

yǐn liào

drink

HSK 3

饮食

yǐn shí

food and drink; diet

HSK 6

餐饮

cān yǐn

food and beverage

HSK 3.0 L5

饮用水

yǐn yòng shuǐ

drinking water

HSK 3.0 L6
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 饮 is used in context

tā他
cóng从
bù不
yǐn饮
jiǔ酒
，
bǎo保
chí持
qīng清
xǐng醒
。

He never drinks alcohol and stays sober.

jiàn健
kāng康
yǐn饮
shí食
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
hěn很
zhòng
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hē喝
bīng冰
zhèn镇
yǐn饮
liào料
。

Information

Pinyinyǐn
Meaningto drink
Strokes7
Radical饣
Traditional飲
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#647
Zhuyinㄧㄣˇ
UnicodeU+996E
CangjieONNO
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重
yào要
。

Healthy diet is important for the body.

I like to drink chilled beverages.

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