荫

Character

荫 yìn · yīn

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

shade

Radical: 艹
Strokes: 9
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 艹阴
Traditional: 廕
Frequency: #2548 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

yìnMain reading yīnRare reading

yìn

yin4Main readingHSK 7–9Unreviewed

shade CC-CEDICT

Words that use “荫” as yìn

庇荫bì yìnto give shadeWord 荫凉yìn liángshady and coolWord 荫蔽yìn bìto be shaded or concealed by foliageWord 张荫桓zhāng yìn huánZhang YinhuanWord 封妻荫子fēng qī yìn zǐto bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make…Word

yīn

yin1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yìn.

(bound form) shade (of a tree) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “荫” as yīn

树荫shù yīnthe cool, dark area under a tree, out of the sunWordHSK 7–9 冬荫dōng yīn(loanword) tom yumWord

嘉荫jiā yīnJiayin, a county in Yichun City 伊春市See 嘉荫县WordUnreviewed

槐荫huái yīnHuaiyin, a district of Jinan City 济南市See 槐荫区WordUnreviewed

绿荫lǜ yīnthe shadeWord 遮荫zhē yīnto provide shadeWord 冬荫功dōng yīn gōng(loanword) tom yum goongWord 嘉荫县jiā yīn xiànJiayin, a county in Yichun City 伊春市Word

Stroke order

Practice writing 荫

Draw “荫” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

夏天我们坐在树荫下。
xià tiān wǒ men zuò zài shù yīn xià
In summer we sit in the shade of the tree.
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树荫里很凉快。
shù yīn lǐ hěn liáng kuai
It is nice and cool in the shade of the tree.
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这条路两边都是树荫。
zhè tiáo lù liǎng biān dōu shì shù yīn
Both sides of this road have tree shade.
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Same radical 艹

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