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阴
陰
yīn
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
HSK 2
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
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
Example Sentences (1)
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 986
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,842 of 84,292