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淫

yín

Character

What 淫 means

1. excess
2. excessive
3. wanton
4. lewd
5. lascivious
6. obscene
7. depraved

Other readings

淫 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yínvariant of {淫|yín}

Example sentences

• 严禁卖淫嫖娼，赌博，吸毒，酗酒滋事等违法犯罪活动！
  Yánjìn màiyín piáochāng, dǔbó, xīdú, xùjiǔzīshì děng wéifǎ fànzuì huódòng!
  Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Words starting with 淫

• 淫秽yín huìobscene; indecent; bawdy
• 淫荡yín dàngloose in morals; lascivious; licentious
• 淫乱yín luànpromiscuous
• 淫威yín wēiabuse of authority; tyrannical abuse
• 淫欲yín yùlust
• 淫妇yín fùloose woman; prostitute; Jezebel
• 淫媒yín méiprocurer; pimp
• 淫念yín niànlust
• 淫书yín shūobscene book; pornography
• 淫乐yín lèvice; degenerate pleasures
• 淫水yín shuǐarousal fluid; vaginal lubrication
• 淫画yín huàobscene picture
• 淫行yín xíngwanton or lascivious behavior; adulterous behavior
• 淫雨yín yǔexcessive rain
• 淫风yín fēnglascivious; wanton
• 淫鬼yín guǐlecherous devil
• 淫魔yín mólewd demon; lecher; pervert
• 淫媒罪yín méi zuì(law) procuring; pimping
• 淫辱yín rǔfornication and insults; to rape and insult
• 淫虫yín chóngsex maniac
• 淫娃yín wádissolute girl; slut
• 淫穴yín xuépussy; cunt; twat
• 淫趴yín pā(slang) sex party
• 淫逸yín yìto indulge in; dissipation; debauchery

Words containing 淫

• 卖淫mài yínprostitution; to prostitute oneself
• 手淫shǒu yínto masturbate; masturbation
• 奸淫jiān yínillicit sex; to rape or seduce
• 荒淫huāng yínlicentious
• 口淫kǒu yínoral sex; fellatio
• 意淫yì yínto fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)
• 自淫zì yínmasturbation
• 行淫xíng yínto commit adultery
• 卖淫女mài yín nǚprostitute; hooker
• 富贵不能淫fù guì bù néng yínnot corrupted by wealth and honors
• 聚众淫乱罪jù zhòng yín luàn zuìgroup licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)
• 奸夫淫妇jiān fū yín fùadulterous couple
• 浸淫jìn yín(literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse…
• 荒淫无耻huāng yín wú chǐshameless
• 骄奢淫逸jiāo shē yín yìextravagant and dissipated; decadent
• 诲淫huì yínto stir up lust; to promote sex; to encourage licentiousness
• 诲淫性huì yín xìnglicentious
• 诲淫诲盗huì yín huì dàoto promote sex and violence; to stir up lust and covetousness
• 六淫liù yín(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风
• 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīnlechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold…
• 骄奢淫佚jiāo shē yín yìvariant of 骄奢淫逸

Characters that look like 淫

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 湿shīmoist; wet
• 渲xuànwash (color)
• 渥wòto enrich; to moisten
• 渎dúdisrespectful; (literary) ditch
• 涩sèastringent; tart; acerbity
• 湛zhàndeep; clear (water)

Sounds the same

Read yín, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 银silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
• 吟to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)…
• 寅3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the…
• 垠limit; border; river bank
• 鄞used in 鄞州
• 婬obscene, licentious, lewd
• 狺snarling of dogs
• 夤late at night
• 崟high; rugged mountains; steep
• 霪heavy rain
• 冘to go forward; to advance
• 嚚insincere; stupid