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树荫

shùyīn

tree shade

Elderly people resting in the shade of a tree
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Characters in this word

树 shù

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 对 correct, right
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

荫 yīn

Strokes
9
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 阴 the female principle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 荫

Example phrases

  • 夏季义诊安排在树荫下进行,免得老人长时间暴晒。 Xiàjì yìzhěn ānpái zài shùyīn xià jìnxíng, miǎnde lǎorén cháng shíjiān bàoshài. The summer free clinic was arranged under the shade of the trees to keep elderly people from being exposed to the sun for too long.
  • 天气很热,我们在树荫下休息了一会儿。 Tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen zài shùyīn xià xiūxi le yíhuìr. The weather was very hot, so we rested for a while in the tree shade.
  • 孩子们喜欢在树荫下读书和玩耍。 Háizimen xǐhuan zài shùyīn xià dúshū hé wánshuǎ. Children like to read and play in the shade of the trees.

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