阴 Yīn

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Traditional form

陰 yīn

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

The place 阝 yì of the moon 月 yuè ; compare 阳 yáng

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝月

Explanation

The traditional characters 陰 yīn (Yin) and 陽 yáng (Yang) were simplified to 阴 Yīn and 阳 yáng . In Chinese philosophy, the moon (月 yuè ) corresponds to Yin (阴 Yīn ) and the sun (日 Rì ) corresponds to Yang (阳 yáng ).

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气象 qìxiàng 预报 yùbào 说 shuì 早上 zǎoshang 天 tiān 晴 qíng 后 Hòu 转 zhuǎn 阴 Yīn .

The weatherforecast said fair in the morning, later cloudy.

风 fēng 刮 guā 得 dé 阴冷 yīn lěng 如 rú 冬 dōng —— 四 sì 周 Zhōu 是 shì 一 yī 片 piān 凄凉 qīliáng .

The wind blew bleak as winter - all round was solitary.

伙计 huǒ ji 们 men 脸色 liǎn sè 阴沉 yīn chén , 象是憋 biē 了 le 一 yī 肚子 dùzi 的 de 话 huà .

The men looked grave, as if they suppressed opinion.

“ 是 shì 我 wǒ 把 bǎ 他 tā 从 Cóng 零开始培养 péiyǎng 起来 qǐlai , 从 Cóng 阴沟里 lǐ 捡 jiǎn 起来 qǐlai 的 de .

" I raised him up out of nothing , right out of the gutter.

现在 xiànzài 是 shì 阴天 yīn tiān , 可是 kěshì 我 wǒ 看 kān 很快就 jiù 会 huì 晴 qíng 起来 qǐlai .

It's cloudy now, but I think it will clear up soon.

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 阴 Yīn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
阴 Yīn	cloudy	陰 yīn
阴谋 yīnmóu	plot	陰謀
阴影 yīn yǐng	(lit. and fig.) shadow	陰影
阴道 yīn dào	vagina	陰道
阴性 yīn xìng	negative	陰性
阴茎 yīn jīng	penis	陰莖
阴暗 yīn àn	dim	陰暗
阴阳 yīn yáng	yin and yang	陰陽
阴险 yīn xiǎn	treacherous	陰險
光阴 guāng yīn	time available	光陰
阴沉 yīn chén	gloomy	陰沉
阴霾 yīn mái	haze	陰霾
阴天 yīn tiān	cloudy day	陰天
阴郁 yīn yù	gloomy	陰鬱
阴部 yīn bù	genitalia	陰部
阴冷 yīn lěng	gloomy and cold	陰冷
阴间 yīn jiān	Hades	陰間
阴囊 yīn náng	scrotum	陰囊
阴森 yīn sēn	gloomy	陰森
阴暗面 yīn àn miàn	the dark side (of society etc)	陰暗面
阴蒂 yīn dì	clitoris	陰蒂
阴极 yīn jí	cathode	陰極
江阴 Jiāng yīn	Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫\|无锡 Wú xī [Wúxī], Jiangsu	江陰
阴魂 yīn hún	ghost	陰魂