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阴

陰
yīn
adjective HSK 2 #5,247

Meanings

  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 cloudy
  3. 3 yin (opposite of yang)

Characters

阴
yīn
cloudy; overcast; yin; shade
Contains 阝 (hill radical) + 月 (moon) — the shaded side of a hill.

Examples

今天是阴天。
Jīntiān shì yīntiān.
Today is overcast.
天阴了，可能要下雨。
Tiān yīn le, kěnéng yào xiàyǔ.
It's gotten cloudy, it might rain.
阴阳是中国哲学的基础。
Yīnyáng shì Zhōngguó zhéxué de jīchǔ.
Yin and yang are the foundation of Chinese philosophy.

Tips

culture
阴阳 (yīnyáng) represents complementary opposites in Chinese philosophy: dark/light, cold/hot, passive/active. The iconic black-and-white symbol is called 太极图 (tàijítú).

Stroke Order

阴 yīn