阴 yīn — yin; shade; dark

阴
yīn

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #575

Traditional: 陰 Variant: 隂

yīn yin1

Basic definition

noun
  1. yin; shade; dark e.g 阴阳阴面山阴
  2. moon; lunar; lunar calendar; moon's; moon month; moon phase; lunar year; moonlit e.g 阴历太阴
  3. time; shade; moments; hours; time passing; leisure; fleeting time; years; season e.g 光阴寸阴
adjective
  1. hidden; secret; covert e.g 阴谋阴沟阴文
  2. cloudy; overcast; gloomy; dull; somber; gray; shaded; sunless; clouded; lowering e.g 阴天阴雨阴沉

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。从阜( fù)，从侌，侌( yīn)亦声。阜，土山，从阜多与地形有关。简化字属会意，表示月夜笼罩山冈，很阴暗。本义:山的北面，水的南面)
  2. north of a hill or south of river e.g 阴山背后 · 阴木 · 阴竹 · 阴滨 · 阴麓 · 阴坡
  3. north e.g 阴窗 · 阴欍 · 阴隅 · 阴列
  4. in the shade;shady e.g 阴干 阴崖 · 阴地 · 阴阳瓦陇
  5. genitals e.g 阴刑 · 阴痿。又指女性生殖器。如:阴核
  6. autumn and winter e.g 阴秋 · 阴泉 · 阴条 · 阴时 · 阴期
  7. shadow e.g 阴森 阴暎 · 阴蔚 · 阴林
  8. rain e.g 阴朗 · 阴泄 · 阴官
  9. water e.g 阴蚪 · 阴族
  10. the nether world e.g 阴司 阴山 · 阴灵儿 · 阴人 · 阴阳两宅 · 阴钱
  11. the moon e.g 阴光 · 阴兔
  12. woman e.g 阴德 阴教 · 阴化 · 阴帝
  13. grave;tomb e.g 阴宅 阴壤 · 阴户
  14. menses
  15. overcast sky e.g 阴晦阴雨 阴埃 · 阴凝冰坚 · 阴澹
  16. cloud e.g 阴霞
  17. ghosts and monsters e.g 阴魅 · 阴兵 · 阴力
  18. yin;(in Chinese philosophy;medicine;etc.) the feminine or negative principle in nature e.g 阴阳不将 · 阴阳官 · 阴阳生
  19. 姓
adjective
  1. in intaglio e.g 阴识 · 阴纹
  2. dark e.g 阴霾 阴煞 · 阴虹 · 阴翥 · 阴堂
  3. sinister;insidious e.g 阴笑 阴狙 · 阴刻 · 阴狡 · 阴恶
  4. cold e.g 阴气 · 阴碛 · 阴宫
  5. moist e.g 阴润 · 阴土
  6. even e.g 阴干 阴辰 · 阴鼎
  7. female e.g 阴霓
  8. hidden e.g 阴事 · 阴臣 · 阴伏 · 阴拱 · 阴恶 · 阴阴 · 阴骘文 · 阴符
  9. negative e.g 阴极
adverb
  1. in secret;in private e.g 阴煞 · 阴哂 · 阴哑 · 阴害 · 阴中

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