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蔭 yīn

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīn | yin1
English translation
shade, shelter; to protect

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About 蔭 yīn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

蔭 yīn

Contains the radical

艹 cǎo

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Shade 陰 yīn provided by a tree 艹 cǎo ; 陰 yīn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 蔭 yīn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱艹陰

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Words with 蔭 yīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
荫 yīn shade廕
曾荫权 Zēng Yìn quán Sir Donald Tsang or Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944-)曾蔭權
树荫 shù yìn shade of a tree樹蔭
林荫道 lín yìn dào boulevard林蔭道
绿荫 lǜ yìn shade (of a tree)綠蔭
荫凉 yìn liáng shady and cool蔭涼
绿树成荫 lǜ shù chéng yìn (of a road) to be tree-lined綠樹成蔭
槐荫区 Huái yìn qū Huaiyin district of Ji'nan city 濟南市|济南市 Jǐ nán shì [Jǐ​nán​shì], Shandong槐蔭區
荫蔽 yìn bì to conceal蔭蔽
庇荫 bì yìn to shield庇蔭
张荫桓 Zhāng Yìn huán Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat張蔭桓
封妻荫子 fēng qī yìn zǐ (of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles封妻蔭子
嘉荫 Jiā yìn Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市 Yī chūn shì [Yī​chūn​shì], Heilongjiang嘉蔭
林荫路 lín yìn lù boulevard林蔭路
嘉荫县 Jiā yìn xiàn Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市 Yī chūn shì [Yī​chūn​shì], Heilongjiang嘉蔭縣

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