荫(yìn)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 蔭
Readingsyìnyīn

variant of 荫, shade

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Character information

Pinyin
yìn / yīn
Meaning
variant of 荫, shade
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
蔭

Origin & structure

Where 荫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹阴

Shade 阴 provided by a tree 艹; 阴 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

艹ǎo阴yīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 蔭: Shade 陰 provided by a tree 艹; 陰 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 荫 step by step

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

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Words with 荫

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

shù树yīn荫
HSK 7-9

shade of a tree

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dōng冬yìn荫

(loanword) tom yum (Thai soup)

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jiā嘉yìn荫

see 嘉荫县

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bì庇yìn荫

to give shade (of a tree etc); to shield

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fēng封qī妻yìn荫zǐ子

(idiom) to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to …

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céng曾yìn荫quán权

Sir Donald Tsang, aka Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944–), the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong (…

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lín林yīn荫dào道

boulevard; avenue

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huái槐yìn荫qū区

Huaiyin, a district of Jinan City 济南市, Shandong

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树冬嘉庇封妻子曾

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