夤 Stroke Order — How to Write 夤

夤 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 夕, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

夤 Radical and Character Components

Components:夕寅

夤 is a phono-semantic compound: 夕 (night) carries the meaning, while 寅 indicates the sound.

Radical: 夕 + 11 more strokes

夤 Pronunciation and Pinyin

yín

Meanings of 夤 in Chinese

yín夤

Deep; late (referring to night, as in '夤夜' meaning deep into the night or late at night).

他夤夜还在工作，为明天做准备。

He was still working late into the night, preparing for tomorrow.

To curry favor with superiors or establish connections to gain advantage, often through indirect or manipulative means.

为了顺利推进方案，他不得不暗中夤缘，寻求各方支持。

To smoothly advance the proposal, he had no choice but to secretly curry favor and seek support from various parties.

To revere or be awestruck.

人们对大自然的鬼斧神工常常心生夤畏。

People often feel a sense of awe and reverence for the exquisite craftsmanship of nature.

Common Words and Phrases with 夤

yín夤yè夜

in the depth of night; at the dead of night

夤夜时分，整座城市都沉睡了，只有路灯默默地照亮着街道。

In the dead of night, the entire city was asleep, with only the streetlights silently illuminating the streets.

yín夤yuán缘

to try to advance one's career by currying favor with influential people or by using one's connections; to climb up by attaching oneself to the powerful.