阴(yīn)

HSK 26 strokesTrad. 陰

surname Yin

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Character information

Pinyin
yīn
Meaning
surname Yin
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
陰

Origin & structure

Where 阴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝月

The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ月yuè

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 陰: The shaded side of a hill 阝; 侌 provides the pronunciation

How to write 阴 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 阴

Common words using 阴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià下yīn阴

the genitals

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guāng光yīn阴

time available

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dōng冬yīn阴

variant of 冬荫

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yī一mìng命guī归yīn阴

see 一命呜呼

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guāng光yīn阴sì似jiàn箭

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

Open 光阴似箭 page →
guāng光yīn阴rěn荏rǎn苒

(idiom) How time flies!

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wài外yīn阴

vulva

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tài太yīn阴

the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

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万且业为主举久乐

From 阴’s common words

下光冬一命归似箭

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