阴 — Chinese character
阴
yīn
the female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret
- Pinyin
- yīn
- Radical
- 170 ⾩ (Mound)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 阝 月
- Formation
- ideographic — The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳
- Traditional
- 陰
Common words with 阴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阴谋 (陰謀) | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot |
| 阴影 (陰影) | yīn yǐng | (lit. and fig.) shadow; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 阴道 (陰道) | yīn dào | vagina |
| 阴茎 (陰莖) | yīn jīng | penis |
| 阴阳 (陰陽) | yīn yáng | yin and yang |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 阴谋论 (陰謀論) | yīn móu lùn | conspiracy theory |
| 阴性 (陰性) | yīn xìng | negative; feminine |
| 阴险 (陰險) | yīn xiǎn | treacherous; sinister |
| 光阴 (光陰) | guāng yīn | time available |
| 阴部 (陰部) | yīn bù | genitalia |
| 阴蒂 (陰蒂) | yīn dì | clitoris |
English words written with 阴
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.