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
阴影
yīnyǐng
shadow; psychological shadow
Characters in this word
影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 童年的那场事故在他心里留下了很深的阴影。 Tóngnián de nà chǎng shìgù zài tā xīnli liúxià le hěn shēn de yīnyǐng. That childhood accident left a deep shadow in his heart.
- 树下的阴影里很凉快，孩子们喜欢在那儿玩。 Shù xià de yīnyǐng lǐ hěn liángkuai, háizimen xǐhuan zài nàr wán. It is cool in the shade under the tree; children like to play there.
- 那次失败给他留下了阴影，他至今不敢上台演讲。 Nà cì shībài gěi tā liúxiàle yīnyǐng, tā zhìjīn bù gǎn shàngtái yǎnjiǎng. That failure left a psychological mark on him; he still dares not give a speech on stage.
Related words
- 阴 yīn overcast; dark
- 阴天 yīntiān cloudy day
- 阴暗 yīn'àn dark; gloomy
- 阴历 yīnlì lunar calendar
- 阴谋 yīnmóu conspiracy; plot
- 阴性 yīnxìng negative; negative result
- 电影 diànyǐng film, movie
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 影片 yǐngpiàn film; movie
- 影响 yǐngxiǎng to affect; influence
- 影视 yǐngshì film and television
- 影子 yǐngzi shadow