阴

yīn · yin/Yīn · yin

Traditional 陰 / 隂

Meaning

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yīn 陰

  1. overcast (weather)
  2. cloudy
  3. shady
  4. Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. negative (electric.)
  6. feminine
  7. moon
  8. implicit
  9. hidden
  10. genitalia

Yīn 陰

  1. surname Yin

yīn 隂

  1. variant of 陰 / 阴 (yīn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)阴(yīn)沉(chén),可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

The weather is overcast today; it might rain.

02

这(zhè)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)下(xià)面(miàn)很(hěn)阴(yīn)凉(liáng),适(shì)合(hé)休(xiū)息(xi)。

Under this big tree it is very shady, suitable for resting.

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