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yīn

shade, shelter; to protect

💡 Ideographic: Shade 阴 provided by a tree 艹; 阴 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 9 strokes Common (27%)

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⿱艹阴 i

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Component Tree i

cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
💡 Ideographic: The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳
6 strokes HSK 2