殷いん

noun

Shang dynasty; Yin dynasty

Historical term for the Shang dynasty (approx. 1600–1046 BCE), also known as the Yin dynasty. Used in historical contexts.

• 殷いんは中ちゅう国ごく最さい古この王おう朝ちょうの一ひとつとされている。

  The Yin dynasty is considered one of the oldest Chinese dynasties.

• 殷いん墟きょから多おおくの甲こう骨こつ文も字じが発はっ見けんされた。

  Many oracle bone inscriptions were discovered at the Yin ruins.