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阴
隂
yīn
1. variant of [[陰|阴<yīn>]]
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

阴蒂
yīndì
clitoris
阴间
yīnjiān
the nether world
阴沉
yīnchén
gloomy
阴茎
yīnjīng
penis
阴虚
yīnxū
deficiency of yin [[陰|阴<yīn>]] in TCM
阴门
yīnmén
vulva
阴极
yīnjí
cathode
阴毛
yīnmáo
pubic hair
阴凉
yīnliáng
shady
阴精
yīnjīng
sex fluids
山阴
Shānyīn
Shanyin county in Shuozhou [[朔州<Shuòzhōu>]], Shanxi
阴森
yīnsēn
gloomy
阴道
yīndào
vagina
阴部
yīnbù
genitalia
阴暗
yīnàn
dim
阴曹
yīncáo
hell
阴德
yīndé
secret virtue
阴毒
yīndú
sinister
光阴
guāngyīn
time available
阴历
yīnlì
lunar calendar

Alternate Entries

阴
Yīn
surname Yin
HSK 2
阴
yīn
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
HSK 2

Metadata

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