There's no light without shade, and no shade without light.
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阴影
Traditional: 陰影
yīn yǐng
HSK 3.0 · 6
yīn yǐng · jam1 jing2 (Jyutping)
- (lit. and fig.) shadow
- CL:道[dao4]
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Character breakdown
阴
- Meaning
- 'female' principle; dark; secret
- Radical
- 阝
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰阝月
- Cangjie
- NLB
- Four-corner
- 7722
影
- Meaning
- shadow; image, reflection; photograph
- Radical
- 彡
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- ⿰景彡
- Cangjie
- AFHHH
- Four-corner
- 6292.2
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Example sentences
Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture.
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