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yīn = y + (e)n1
surname Yin
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yīn = y + (e)n1
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
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How to pronounce 陰

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

陰 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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yīn = y + (e)n1
old variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
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Characters with 陰 as component

yìn = y + (e)n4
shade
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yìn = y + (e)n4
variant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade
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Words with 陰

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see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

Sentences with 陰

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