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
阴谋
yīnmóu
conspiracy; plot
Characters in this word
谋 móu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 某 some, someone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 调查结果显示，这并非偶然事故，而是一场精心策划的阴谋。 Diàochá jiéguǒ xiǎnshì, zhè bìngfēi ǒurán shìgù, ér shì yì chǎng jīngxīn cèhuà de yīnmóu. The investigation showed that this was not an accidental incident but a carefully planned conspiracy.
- 电视剧里的坏人总是躲在背后搞阴谋。 Diànshìjù lǐ de huàirén zǒngshì duǒ zài bèihòu gǎo yīnmóu. In TV dramas the villains always hide in the background plotting conspiracies.
- 他很快看穿了对手的阴谋，及时采取了措施。 Tā hěn kuài kànchuān le duìshǒu de yīnmóu, jíshí cǎiqǔle cuòshī. He quickly saw through his opponent's plot and took measures in time.
Related words
- 阴 yīn overcast; dark
- 阴天 yīntiān cloudy day
- 阴暗 yīn'àn dark; gloomy
- 阴历 yīnlì lunar calendar
- 阴性 yīnxìng negative; negative result
- 阴影 yīnyǐng shadow; psychological shadow
- 参谋 cānmóu staff officer; to advise
- 谋害 móuhài to plot to murder; to harm deliberately
- 谋划 móuhuà to plan; to scheme
- 谋求 móuqiú to seek; to strive for
- 谋取 móuqǔ to seek to obtain; to gain through planning
- 谋生 móushēng to make a living