yīn = y + (e)n1
bury / mound / to dam / close
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yīn = y + (e)n1
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堙 character breakdown

= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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yīn = y + (e)n1
to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound
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