印
yìn
abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India
surname Yin; to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image
a picture of 印 → a hand pressing a kneeling figure into a surface
The character originally depicted a hand pressing down on a kneeling person, suggesting the act of stamping or leaving a mark. That core image — pressure leaving a trace — connects printing, seals, and engravings all at once.
这本书已经印好了，可以发给大家。
zhè běn shū yǐ jīng yìn hǎo le ， kě yǐ fā gěi dà jiā 。
This book has already been printed and can be handed out to everyone.
他在文件上盖了一个红色的印。
tā zài wén jiàn shàng gài le yī gè hóng sè de yìn 。
He stamped a red seal on the document.
Words with 印
中印
zhōng yìn
China-India
印迹
yìn jì
footprint
3D打印
sān d dǎ yìn
to 3D print; 3D printing
重印
chóng yìn
to reprint
金印
jīn yìn
golden seal
针式打印机
zhēn shì dǎ yìn jī
(computing) dot matrix printer
镭射印表机
léi shè yìn biǎo jī
laser printer
长印鱼
cháng yìn yú
shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
开印
kāi yìn
to start a print run
预印
yù yìn
to preprint
预印本
yù yìn běn
a preprint
复印
fù yìn
to photocopy