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Yin

Chinese family name (殷)
Intangible Chinese Family Name Q5409665

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
Chinese family name
Language of work or name
Chinese[3]
Described by source
Hundred Family Surnames, Gujin Tushu Jicheng[6][7]
Different from
殷[9]
Native label
殷[8]
Said to be the same as
Yin, Eun[4][5]
Writing system
Chinese characters[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yin en Yan en 殷 en Yīn ar 殷 cs Jin cs 殷 da 殷 de 殷 el 殷 en-gb 殷 es 殷 fa 殷 fi 殷 fr 殷 he 殷 hi 殷 hu 殷 id 殷 it 殷
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Shanghai Library surname ID
z7w1nxms7d748kw9
Topic's main category
Category:Yīn (surname)

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🔗 Connections
← Family name 13
Yin Jian, Yin Haiguang, Yin Zheng, Yin Ju-keng, Yin Hao, Yin Kaishan, Yin Tao, Yin Jiao +5 more
Described by source 2
Hundred Family Surnames, Gujin Tushu Jicheng
Instance of 1
Chinese family name
Topic's main category 1
Category:Yīn (surname)
Writing system 1
Chinese characters
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Yīn (surname)
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Summary

Yin is a Chinese family name[1].

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yukkuri Shambis · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Yin, Eun
    Instance of → Chinese family name
    Language of work or name → Chinese
    Described by source → Hundred Family Surnames, Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Language of work or name: Chinese, batch #292207"
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