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Character #605 · The First 1000

yīn

dark/hidden

overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine

Strokes
610
TraditionalSimplified
陰 阴
Poster cell
Q22
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yīntiān cloudy day
  • yīnmóu to conspire
  • yīnyǐng shadow
  • yīn'àn dim
  • yīnxìng negative
  • yīnyáng yin and yang
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 阴陰

Write 阴陰 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yīn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q22 · 28 × 36 grid

阴陰 is #605 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 阴 mean in English?
阴 (yīn) means "dark/hidden": overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine.
How do you pronounce 阴?
阴 is pronounced yīn in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧㄣ.
How many strokes does 阴 have?
The simplified form, 阴, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 陰, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 阴?
The traditional form of 阴 is 陰. 阴 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 陰 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 阴?
Common words that use 阴 include 阴天 (yīntiān, cloudy day), 阴谋 (yīnmóu, to conspire), 阴影 (yīnyǐng, shadow), 阴暗 (yīn'àn, dim).
How common is 阴?
阴 is number 605 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q22 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.