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阴yīn

cloudy, overcast. 6 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin yīnStrokes 6Radical 阝Band HSK 2Words 4

How to write 阴

Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–6 write 月.

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Stroke order chart for 阴 — 6 strokes, radical 阝

Write 阴 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 阴 · the stroke-order rules

What 阴 is made of

阝 (yì, place) and 月 (yuè, moon).

The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳.

Words that use 阴

阴(yīn) cloudy, overcast
指天空多云,看不见太阳

天空虽阴,大家信心不减。Though the sky was overcast, everyone's confidence held.

Lesson 91, 去银行 · 见微知著与守正出新 · Insight from the Minute & Innovation with Integrity

阴(yīn)天(tiān) cloudy day
整天天空多云、看不见太阳的天气

阴天的时候他喜欢待在家里看书。On cloudy days, he likes to stay home and read.

Lesson 92, 音乐会 · 见微知著与守正出新 · Insight from the Minute & Innovation with Integrity

阴(yīn)谋(móu) plot, conspiracy
指暗中策划的坏主意

排除了有人搞阴谋的可能。They ruled out the possibility of any plot.

Lesson 674, 会上议题 · 仁者爱人与德化天下 · Universal Compassion & Moral Cultivation

阴(yīn)影(yǐng) shadow
指光线被挡住形成的暗处

光线在墙上留下一片阴影。The light left a shadow on the wall.

Lesson 675, 影片英雄 · 仁者爱人与德化天下 · Universal Compassion & Moral Cultivation

More characters with the radical 阝

All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.

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