寸阴

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

Characters and words in 寸阴

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

surname Yin

阴 = 月 + 阝 : Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

阴 = 月 + 阝 : Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

阴 = 月 + 阝 : Maud Younger (y) and the pope (阝) are out for a walk in front of the encampment ((e)n1). They are surprised that it is so dark and think that it must be quite cloudy (阴), but it is just the moon (月) which is floating above them and shielding off the sun.

Words with 寸阴

to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time

Sentences with 寸阴

寸阴 currently does not appear in any sentence.