阴

Yīn

surname Yin

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

陰阴 [Yin1] /surname Yin/

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yīn

All readings

DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

Sources & editorial notes

Source record: cd-c599a969b9788735. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

陰 阴 [yin1] /overcast (weather)/cloudy/shady/Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)/negative (electric.)/feminine/moon/implicit/hidden/genitalia/

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All readings

DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

variant of 陰|阴[yīn]

Sources & editorial notes

Source record: cd-9841264914ee2086. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

隂阴 [yin1] /variant of 陰|阴[yin1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 陰 / 隂

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.