阴[yīn]

名

1. (in Chinese thought) yin, the feminine or negative principle in nature ( 反 ‘阳’)

2. the moon

♦ 阴历

3. shade

♦ 树阴

4. north of a hill or south of a river

♦ 华~ Huayin (a county situated on the north side of Huashan Mountain)

♦ 江~ Jiangyin (a county situated on the south side of the Changjiang River)

5. the back side

♦ 碑~ the back of a stone tablet

6. private parts (esp. of the female)

形

1. overcast

♦ 天~了。 The sky is overcast.

♦ 多云转~ cloudy to overcast

2. in intaglio

♦ 阴文

3. hidden; secret

♦ 阴沟

4. sinister

♦ 这个人真~。 This chap's very sinister.

5. of the nether world; of ghosts

♦ 阴宅

♦ 阴间

6.物negative

♦ 阴极