HSK 2
阴
陰
Meaning
- overcast (weather)
- cloudy
- shady
- Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
- negative (electric.)
- feminine
- moon
- implicit
- hidden
- genitalia
- Traditional
- 陰
- Pinyin
- yīn
Character reference
Components and radical classification
阴
yīnthe female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
Primary radical阜 · mound
陰
yīnthe female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
Primary radical阜 · mound
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details