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Information of 阴

Pinyin yīn

Radical

阝

Strokes

6 strokes

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Definition

(of weather) overcast / Yin / feminine / moon / cloudy / negative (electric.) / shady

阴 yīn 名 1. 中国古代哲学认为宇宙中通贯所有物质的两大对立面之一，与“阳”相对。 (In ancient Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposing principles that penetrate all matter in the universe, opposite to "Yang.") 2. 指“月亮”。 (Refers to the "moon.") 3. 带负电的。 (Having a negative charge.) 4. 云层较厚，遮住阳光。 (Thick clouds that block sunlight.) 5. 不见阳光，亦指不见阳光的地方。 (Not exposed to sunlight; also refers to places not illuminated by the sun.) 6. 不露出表面的，暗中的。 (Not visible on the surface; hidden or secretive.) 7. 背地捣鬼，险恶。 (Scheming in secret, sinister.) 8. 指冥间。 (Refers to the nether world.) 9. 凹进的。 (Indented or recessed.) 10. 指时间。 (Refers to time.) 11. 生殖器。 (Genitals.) 12. 姓。 (A surname.) 阴 yīn 名 1. 同本义：山的北面，水的南面。 (Same original meaning: North of a hill or south of a river.) 2. 泛指北面。 (Generally refers to the north.) 3. 背阳为阴。 (In the shade; shady.) 4. 生殖器。 (Genitals.) 5. 指秋冬季节。 (Refers to autumn and winter.) 6. 日影;阴影。 (Shadow.) 7. 雨。 (Rain.) 8. 水。 (Water.) 9. 旧时迷信指冥间。 (In ancient superstition, refers to the nether world.) 10. 月亮。 (The moon.) 11. 妇人。 (Woman.) 12. 坟，墓。 (Grave; tomb.) 13. 指月经。 (Refers to menses.) 14. 天空中十分之八以上的部分被中低云量占住叫做阴。 (When over 80% of the sky is covered with mid to low clouds, it is called overcast.) 15. 云块。 (Clouds.) 16. 鬼怪。 (Ghosts and monsters.) 17. 中国古代哲学认为宇宙中贯通物质和人事的两大对立面之一（跟“阳”相对）。 (In ancient Chinese philosophy, one of the two opposing principles that connect matter and human affairs in the universe, opposite to "Yang.") 18. 姓。 (A surname.) 阴 yīn 形 1. 凹进去的东西。 (Intaglio or indented things.) 2. 幽暗;昏暗。 (Dark; dim.) 3. 阴险。 (Sinister; insidious.) 4. 冷，寒冷。 (Cold.) 5. 阴湿;潮湿。 (Damp; moist.) 6. 偶数。 (Even number.) 7. 雌的。 (Female.) 8. 隐藏的，不露在外面的。 (Hidden; not exposed.) 9. 负的。 (Negative.) 阴 yīn 副暗中，暗地里。 (In secret; in private.) 如：阴煞（损伤）；阴哂（暗笑）；阴哑（暗哑；嘶哑）；阴害（暗害）；阴中（暗中陷害）。 (Examples: secret harm, secret smile, secret hoarseness, covert harm, covert trap.)

足厥阴肝经 zú jué yīn gān jīng

Jueyin liver meridian of foot

阴囊 yīn náng

scrotum

阴宅 yīn zhái

tomb (feng shui term)

阴影 yīn yǐng

(lit. and fig.) shadow

阴森可怖 yīn sēn kě bù

Ghastly

阴晦 yīn huì

overcast / gloomy

阴暗 yīn àn

dim / dark / overcast / darkness / shadow / (fig.) dismal / gloomy / somber / murky / shadowy (side)

阴柔 yīn róu

gentle and reserved / soft / feminine

阴毒 yīn dú

sinister / insidious

阴沉 yīn chén

gloomy

阴沟 yīn gōu

sewer / vagina / cloaca / drain / covered drain

淮阴 Huái yīn

Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市[Huai2 an1 shi4], Jiangsu

淮阴市 huái yīn shì

Huaiyin City

淮阴县 huái yīn xiàn

Huaiyin County

湘阴 Xiāng yīn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan

滋阴 zī yīn

method of treating yin deficiency by reinforcing body fluid

九阴真经 jiǔ yīn zhēn jīng

Nine Yin Scriptures

肾阴 shèn yīn

kidney yin

足少阴肾经 zú shǎo yīn shèn jīng

the kidney channel of foot Shaoyin

阴茎 yīn jīng

penis

光阴荏苒 guāng yīn rěn rǎn

Time passes very quickly. / Day after day passed by. / Day and night alternate in quick succession. / The time slipped away. / Time sped past.

阴虱 yīn shī

crab louse

阴谋诡计 yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阴险毒辣 yīn xiǎn dú là

treacherous and murderous

阴郁 yīn yù

gloomy

阴谋 yīn móu

plot / conspiracy

阴霾 yīn mái

haze

阴阳 yīn yáng

yin and yang

阴道 yīn dào

vagina

江阴 Jiāng yīn

Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu