阴 yīn cloudy (weather)
cloudy (weather); yin; shade; negative
How to remember 阴: 阝 mound + 月 moon = cloudy (weather). The campers climb the mound to see the full moon, but the whole night stays cloudy.
Component breakdown
阴 = 阝 mound + 月 moon
- 阝 mound
- 月 moon
The campers climb the mound to see the full moon, but the whole night stays cloudy.
How it came to be
A mound with the moon beside it: the side of a hill the sun does not reach. The full form has a cloud there instead of the moon, a cloud covering the sun.
How it is used
- Overcast weather (opposite of 晴): 阴天 (yīntiān) a cloudy day - 晴天 (qíngtiān) a sunny day.
- The yin of yin-yang - shade, moon, the negative: 阴历 (yīnlì) lunar calendar, 阴影 (yīnyǐng) shadow, 阴性 (yīnxìng) a negative test result.
- Carries a sinister tone in 阴谋 (yīnmóu) plot/conspiracy, 阴暗 (yīn'àn) gloomy.
Characters built with 阴
Words with 阴
Example sentences
- 天气阴沉。 Tiānqì yīnchén.The weather is cloudy.