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
印象
yìn xiàng
impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
中印
zhōng yìn
China-India
印泥
yìn ní
red ink paste used for seal
复印机
fù yìn jī
photocopier
脚印
jiǎo yìn
footprint
活字印刷
huó zì yìn shuā
printing with movable type
印信
yìn xìn
official seal
打印
dǎ yìn
to affix a seal
印支
yìn zhī
abbr. for 印度支那[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4]
印子
yìn zi
trace
印鉴
yìn jiàn
seal impression
印尼
yìn ní
Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚[Yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya4])