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阴

Traditional: 陰 · 隂

yīn

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 2

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yīn · jam1 (Jyutping)

  1. overcast (weather)
  2. cloudy
  3. shady
  4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. negative (electric.)
  6. feminine
  7. moon
  8. implicit
  9. hidden
  10. genitalia
  11. variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
  12. surname Yin

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

阴

Meaning
'female' principle; dark; secret
Radical
阝
Strokes
6
Components
⿰阝月
Cangjie
NLB
Four-corner
7722

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