Chinese symbol for “overcast”
阴
yīn
Traditional: 陰
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for overcast is 阴 (yīn), defined as: overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “overcast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 低沉 | dī chén | (of weather) overcast; gloomy; (of a voice) low and deep |
| 阴晦 (陰晦) | yīn huì | overcast; gloomy |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 灰蒙蒙 | huī mēng mēng | dusky; overcast (of weather) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “overcast”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.