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荫
蔭
yìn
1. shade
Common • Top 13%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

荫
yīn
shade, shelter; to protect
9 丶

Compound Words (16)

嘉荫
Jiāyìn
Jiayin county in Yichun [[伊春市<Yīchūnshì>]], Heilongjiang
庇荫
bìyìn
to give shade (of a tree etc)
槐荫
Huáiyìn
Huaiyin district of Ji'nan city [[濟南市|济南市<Jǐnánshì>]], Shandong
树荫
shùyìn
shade of a tree
绿荫
lǚyìn
shade (of a tree)
荫凉
yìnliáng
shady and cool
荫蔽
yìnbì
to be shaded or concealed by foliage
嘉荫县
Jiāyìnxiàn
Jiayin county in Yichun [[伊春市<Yīchūnshì>]], Heilongjiang
张荫桓
ZhāngYìnhuán
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
曾荫权
ZēngYìnquán
Sir Donald Tsang or Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944-)
林荫路
línyìnlù
see [[林蔭道|林荫道<línyìndào>]]
林荫道
línyìndào
boulevard
槐荫区
Huáiyìnqū
Huaiyin district of Ji'nan city [[濟南市|济南市<Jǐnánshì>]], Shandong
封妻荫子
fēngqīyìnzǐ
(of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles
林荫大道
línyìndàdào
see [[林陰大道|林阴大道<línyīndàdào>]]
绿树成荫
lǚshùchéngyìn
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage

Alternate Entries

荫
yìn
variant of [[蔭|荫<yìn>]], shade

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,668
Word Frequency Rank
10,615 of 84,292

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