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阴 (yīn): cloudy

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 2adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
cloudy
Characters
1
Part of speech
adjective
HSK level
HSK 2
Strokes
6
Radical
阝
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • overcast (weather)
  • cloudy
  • shady
  • Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  • negative (electric.)
  • feminine
  • moon
  • implicit
  • hidden
  • genitalia
  • overcast
  • cloudy
  • shady
  • shadowy
  • hidden
  • implicit
  • negative (electric)
  • feminine
  • yin (opposed to yang)
  • surname Yin
  • variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

Chinese explanation

  • 指阳光照不到的地方，也指月亮、云层等遮挡形成的暗处
  • 与阳相对，表示阴凉、阴暗的一面
  • 在中国传统哲学中指与阳相对的事物或力量，如阴柔
  • 也可指天空的云层或阴影
  • 作为姓氏时读作yīn。

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Example sentences

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The weather is very overcast today; it might rain.

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We sat in the shade under the tree to rest.

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The answer to this question is yin, not yang.

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