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阴
陰
Yīn
1. surname Yin
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 2% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
HSK 2 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

光阴
guāngyīn
time available
外阴
wàiyīn
vulva
太阴
tàiyīn
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)
女阴
nǚyīn
vulva
寸阴
cùnyīn
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
山阴
Shānyīn
Shanyin county in Shuozhou [[朔州<Shuòzhōu>]], Shanxi
平阴
Píngyīn
Pingyin county in Ji'nan [[濟南|济南<Jǐnán>]], Shandong
会阴
huìyīn
perineum
树阴
shùyīn
shade (of a tree)
江阴
Jiāngyīn
Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi [[無錫|无锡<Wúxī>]], Jiangsu
淮阴
Huáiyīn
Huaiyin district of Huai'an city [[淮安市<Huáiānshì>]], Jiangsu
湘阴
Xiāngyīn
Xiangyin county in Yueyang [[岳陽|岳阳<Yuèyáng>]], Hunan
汤阴
Tāngyīn
Tangyin county in Anyang [[安陽|安阳<Ānyáng>]], Henan
汉阴
Hànyīn
Hanyin County in Ankang [[安康<Ānkāng>]], Shaanxi
绿阴
lǚyīn
tree shade
背阴
bèiyīn
in the shade
舔阴
tiǎnyīn
cunnilingus
华阴
Huáyīn
Huayin county level city in Weinan [[渭南<Wèinán>]], Shaanxi
蒙阴
Méngyīn
Mengyin county in Linyi [[臨沂|临沂<Línyí>]], Shandong
阴干
yīngān
to dry in the shade

Alternate Entries

阴
yīn
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
HSK 2
阴
yīn
variant of [[陰|阴<yīn>]]
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
986
Word Frequency Rank
1,842 of 84,292