印加

Yìnjiā
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Inca (the people, empire and civilization of the Andes)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Mǎqiūbǐqiū shì Yìnjiā de gǔchéng.
Machu Picchu is an ancient city of the Inca.
HSK 7-9
Yìnjiā méiyǒu wénzì, dànshì yòng dǎjié de shéngzi jìshì.
The Inca had no writing, but they kept records with knotted cords.

Tips

history
From Cuzco in Peru the Inca built the largest empire of the Americas, running some 4,000 km along the Andes, until the Spaniards under Pizarro conquered it in 1532–1533. The knotted cords are 奇普 (khipu).
usage
The people are 印加人, the empire 印加帝国 and the civilization 印加 文明.

Stroke Order

印 yìn
加 jiā