How to write 阴 (yīn, “overcast”)
阴 (yīn), an HSK 2 character, means “overcast”, “cloudy” and “shady”. The traditional form is 陰, 10 strokes instead of 6. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 阴影 (“shadow”), 阴历 (“lunar calendar”) and 阴性 (“negative”). Japanese keeps the traditional 陰, read in (“shade”).
- Pinyin
- yīn
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 阝 (“mound or town”)
- Traditional
- 陰
Stroke by stroke
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a left-right character it splits into 阝 (“mound or town”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 月 (“moon or flesh”), strokes 3–6, written the left part first.
- top leftrightwards → downwards → leftwards
- top leftdownwards
- topdownwards
- toprightwards → downwards
- centerrightwards
- centerrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 阴 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 陰 · 10 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| yīn first tone | overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.) | 陰 | 阴影 阴历 阴性 阴暗 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 阴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阴 陰 | yīn | overcast (weather); cloudy HSK 2 |
| 阴影 陰影 | yīnyǐng | shadow HSK 7-9 |
| 阴历 陰曆 | yīnlì | lunar calendar HSK 7-9 |
| 阴性 陰性 | yīnxìng | negative; feminine HSK 7-9 |
| 阴暗 陰暗 | yīn’àn | dim; dark HSK 7-9 |
| 阴谋 陰謀 | yīnmóu | to conspire; to plot HSK 7-9 |
| 会阴 會陰 | huìyīn | perineum; see 会阴穴 (huìyīnxué) |
| 太阴 太陰 | tàiyīn | the Moon |
| 阴冷 陰冷 | yīnlěng | gloomy and cold |
| 阴司 陰司 | yīnsī | hell; nether world |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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