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阴 - yīn

overcast; cloudy; shady

overcast; cloudy; shady

How to read 阴

Click 阴 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyīn
Englishovercast; cloudy; shady
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

阴世 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 阴干. Please read 阴兵 one more time.

Common words with this character

the netherworld; the world of the dead
to dry in the shade
underworld soldier; ghost soldier
gloomy and cold

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 阴 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 阴世 and 阴干 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 阴.