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阴

yīn

overcast; dark

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Character

阴 yīn

Strokes
6
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 月 moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 今天很阴。 Jīntiān hěn yīn. Today is very overcast.
  • 屋里太阴。 Wū lǐ tài yīn. The room is too dark.
  • 天色阴了。 Tiānsè yīn le. The sky has turned dark.

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