yín

speak gently

Components
門 sound component

  Sound component

mén

  

door

言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

Evolution

誾 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
誾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
誾 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誾 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
誾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

yín

speak gently; respectful; to speak gently

() 

Yín

surname Yin