阴 yīn

'female' principle; dark; secret

HSK 2 #987

DEFINITIONS

  • 'female' principle
  • dark
  • secret
  • surname Yin
  • overcast (weather)
  • cloudy
  • shady
  • Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  • negative (electric.)
  • feminine
  • moon
  • implicit
  • hidden
  • genitalia
  • variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

STROKES

WORDS

阴阳家 yīn yáng jiā School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍[Zou1 Yan3]
阴离子部位 yīn lí zǐ bù wèi anionic site
阴电 yīn diàn negative electric charge
阴面 yīn miàn shady side; dark side
阴骘 yīn zhì charitable acts performed in secret; hidden good deeds
阴魂不散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom); fig. the influence still lingers on; the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
阴鸷 yīn zhì malicious; treacherous
露阴癖 lù yīn pǐ indecent exposure; flashing
革兰氏阴性 gé lán shì yīn xìng Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
阴翳 yīn yì shaded darkness; shadowy
阴森可怖 yīn sēn kě bù gloomy and terrifying
阴暗处 yīn àn chù dark corner or place with low light
阴恻恻 yīn cè cè menacing
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