陰
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yīn · the female principle

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 陰

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Example sentences

Notice where 陰 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ shì yīn yáng rén.我是陰陽人。

I'm intersex.

Source: Tatoeba #13518855 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Míng tiān bú shì yīn tiān.明天不是陰天。

Tomorrow will not be cloudy.

Source: Tatoeba #6092450 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎo cún zài yīn liáng de dì fāng.保存在陰涼的地方。

Keep it in a cool place.

Source: Tatoeba #798319 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǐ mǎ huàn yǒu yīn yáng rén zhèng.里瑪患有陰陽人症。

Rima has an intersex condition.

Source: Tatoeba #13518857 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì jiè shàng yīn yáng rén bǐ yóu tài rén shù liáng huán duō.世界上陰陽人比猶太人數量還多。

There are more intersex people in the world than there are Jewish people.

Source: Tatoeba #13518872 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn yáng rén yǔ kuà xìng bié shì liǎng mǎ shì.陰陽人與跨性別是兩碼事。

Intersex and trans are two different things.

Source: Tatoeba #13518861 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 陰 in context

  1. Say yīn, then recall the core meaning: the female principle.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 陰 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.