树荫

樹蔭

shùyīn

noun HSK 7-9 #29,227

Meanings

1 shade of a tree
2 tree shade

Characters

Literally 'tree shade' — the cool shadow cast by a tree

Examples

夏天我们喜欢在树荫下乘凉。

Xiàtiān wǒmen xǐhuān zài shùyīn xià chéng liáng.

In summer we like to cool off in the shade of trees.

老人们坐在树荫下聊天。

Lǎorén men zuò zài shùyīn xià liáotiān.

The elderly sat chatting in the tree shade.

这条路两旁都是树荫。

Zhè tiáo lù liǎngpáng dōu shì shùyīn.

Both sides of this road are shaded by trees.

Tips

usage

树荫 and 树阴 (shùyīn) are interchangeable — both mean tree shade. 树荫 with the grass radical (艹) is more common in modern usage. The pattern X荫 appears in 绿荫 (lǜyīn, green shade) as well.

Stroke Order

树 shù

荫 yìn