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title: "Yinshua Meaning: 印刷 (yìnshuā) Means “to print”"
description: "印刷 (yìnshuā) means “to print; printing”. Hear its tones, see what 印 and 刷 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinshua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 印刷 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

印刷 yìnshuā

## to print; printing

## Its characters

1. 印 yìn to print
2. 刷 shuā brush

## In a sentence

这本书正在印刷。 This book is being printed.

件，是一部印于公元868年的《金刚经》，它是世界上保存下来的、有明确日期的最早的**印刷**书。

From [敦煌莫高窟是什么？ · What are the Dunhuang caves?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-are-the-dunhuang-mogao-caves#library-word-672-674)

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## More words with 印 or 刷

- [打印 dǎyìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dayin)
- [刷存在感 shuācúnzàigǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuacunzaigan)
- [刷新 shuāxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuaxin)
- [印象 yìnxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinxiang)

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