yīn

'female' principle; dark; secret

DEFINITIONS

陰 yīn
  • 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]

WORDS

風 yīn fēng chill wind; (fig.) evil wind
騭 yīn zhì charitable acts performed in secret; hidden good deeds
鬱 yīn yù gloomy
魂 yīn hún ghost; spirit
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
鷙 yīn zhì malicious; treacherous
陽奉違 yáng fèng yīn wéi outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret
癖 lù yīn pǐ indecent exposure; flashing
革蘭氏性 gé lán shì yīn xìng Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)