Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sound (yīn) Character: Yin Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1397, Entry 34 Pronounced yin. Pronounced yin. Pronounced yin. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to sounds that are harmonious and peaceful. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced an. The meaning is the same.