yin1
surname Yin

yin1
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia

yin1
variant of 陰|阴

strokes 6
radical
strokes after radical 4
背阴 背陰 bei4 yin1
in the shade; shady

寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.

寸阴 寸陰 cun4 yin1
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

赴阴曹 赴陰曹 fu4 yin1 cao2
to enter hell

革兰氏阴性 革蘭氏陰性 ge2 lan2 shi4 yin1 xing4
Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)

格兰氏阴性 格蘭氏陰性 ge2 lan2 shi4 yin1 xing4
Gram negative (of bacteria); also written 革蘭氏陰性|革兰氏阴性

观落阴 觀落陰 guan1 luo4 yin1
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

光阴 光陰 guang1 yin1
time available

光阴似箭 光陰似箭 guang1 yin1 si4 jian4
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

汉阴 漢陰 han4 yin1
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

汉阴县 漢陰縣 han4 yin1 xian4
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

华阴 華陰 hua2 yin1
Huayin county level city in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

华阴市 華陰市 hua2 yin1 shi4
Huayin county level city in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

淮阴 淮陰 huai2 yin1
Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu

淮阴地区 淮陰地區 huai2 yin1 di4 qu1
Huaiyin prefecture in Jiangsu

淮阴区 淮陰區 huai2 yin1 qu1
Huaiyin district of Huai'an city 淮安市, Jiangsu

会阴 會陰 hui4 yin1
perineum

江阴 江陰 jiang1 yin1
Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡, Jiangsu

江阴市 江陰市 jiang1 yin1 shi4
Jiangyin county level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡, Jiangsu

交叉阴影线 交叉陰影線 jiao1 cha1 yin1 ying3 xian4
hatched lines; cross-hatched graphic pattern

卡到阴 卡到陰 ka3 dao4 yin1
(Tw) to be possessed; to be bewitched

林阴大道 林陰大道 lin2 yin1 da4 dao4
boulevard; tree-lined avenue

林阴道 林陰道 lin2 yin1 dao4
see 林蔭道|林荫道

林阴路 林陰路 lin2 yin1 lu4
see 林蔭道|林荫道

露阴癖 露陰癖 lu4 yin1 pi3
indecent exposure; flashing

绿阴 綠陰 lv4 yin1
tree shade; shady

蒙阴 蒙陰 meng2 yin1
Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong

蒙阴县 蒙陰縣 meng2 yin1 xian4
Mengyin county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂, Shandong

女阴 女陰 nv3 yin1
vulva; pudenda

平阴 平陰 ping2 yin1
Pingyin county in Ji'nan 濟南|济南, Shandong

平阴县 平陰縣 ping2 yin1 xian4
Pingyin county in Ji'nan 濟南|济南, Shandong

山阴 山陰 shan1 yin1
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi

煽阴风 煽陰風 shan1 yin1 feng1
to raise an ill wind

山阴县 山陰縣 shan1 yin1 xian4
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi

树阴 樹陰 shu4 yin1
shade (of a tree)

缩阴 縮陰 suo1 yin1
to make the vagina tighter

太阴 太陰 tai4 yin1
the Moon (esp. in Daoism)

汤阴 湯陰 tang1 yin1
Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳, Henan

汤阴县 湯陰縣 tang1 yin1 xian4
Tangyin county in Anyang 安陽|安阳, Henan

舔阴 舔陰 tian3 yin1
cunnilingus

外阴 外陰 wai4 yin1
vulva

玩阴的 玩陰的 wan2 yin1 de5
to play dirty; crafty; scheming

无心插柳柳成阴 無心插柳柳成陰 wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

惜寸阴 惜寸陰 xi1 cun4 yin1
to cherish every moment; to make good use of one's time

湘阴 湘陰 xiang1 yin1
Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan

湘阴县 湘陰縣 xiang1 yin1 xian4
Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan

虚度光阴 虛度光陰 xu1 du4 guang1 yin1
to waste time on worthless activities

阳奉阴违 陽奉陰違 yang2 feng4 yin1 wei2
outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service; to agree overtly, but oppose in secret

一寸光阴一寸金 一寸光陰一寸金 yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom); fig. free time is to be treasured

一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金,寸金難買寸光陰 yi1 cun4 guang1 yin1 yi1 cun4 jin1 - cun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom); fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

一命归阴 一命歸陰 yi1 ming4 gui1 yin1
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼

阴暗 陰暗 yin1 an4
dim; dark; overcast; darkness; shadow; (fig.) dismal; gloomy; somber; murky; shadowy (side)

阴暗面 陰暗面 yin1 an4 mian4
the dark side (of society etc)

阴部 陰部 yin1 bu4
genitalia

阴曹 陰曹 yin1 cao2
hell; the inferno

阴曹地府 陰曹地府 yin1 cao2 di4 fu3
netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades

阴差阳错 陰差陽錯 yin1 cha1 yang2 cuo4
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors

阴沉 陰沉 yin1 chen2
gloomy

阴沉沉 陰沉沉 yin1 chen2 chen2
dark (weather, mood)

阴唇 陰唇 yin1 chun2
labia

阴错阳差 陰錯陽差 yin1 cuo4 yang2 cha1
an accident arising from many causes (idiom); a freak combination of factors

阴道 陰道 yin1 dao4
vagina

阴道口 陰道口 yin1 dao4 kou3
female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva

阴道炎 陰道炎 yin1 dao4 yan2
vaginal infection; inflammation of the vulva or vagina; colpitis

阴道棕榈状壁 陰道棕櫚狀壁 yin1 dao4 zong1 lv2 zhuang4 bi4
palmate folds of cervical canal; plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri

阴德 陰德 yin1 de2
secret virtue

阴德必有阳报 陰德必有陽報 yin1 de2 bi4 you3 yang2 bao4
hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

阴蒂 陰蒂 yin1 di4
clitoris

阴电 陰電 yin1 dian4
negative electric charge

阴毒 陰毒 yin1 du2
sinister; insidious

阴风 陰風 yin1 feng1
chill wind; (fig.) evil wind

阴阜 陰阜 yin1 fu4
mons veneris

阴干 陰乾 yin1 gan1
to dry in the shade

阴功 陰功 yin1 gong1
hidden merits

阴沟里翻船 陰溝裡翻船 yin1 gou1 li3 fan1 chuan2
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom); to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)

阴核 陰核 yin1 he2
clitoris

阴户 陰戶 yin1 hu4
vulva

阴晦 陰晦 yin1 hui4
overcast; gloomy

阴魂 陰魂 yin1 hun2
ghost; spirit

阴魂不散 陰魂不散 yin1 hun2 bu4 san4
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

阴极 陰極 yin1 ji2
cathode; negative electrode (i.e. emitting electrons)

阴极射线管 陰極射線管 yin1 ji2 she4 xian4 guan3
cathode ray tube

阴间 陰間 yin1 jian1
the nether world; Hades

阴茎 陰莖 yin1 jing1
penis

阴精 陰精 yin1 jing1
sex fluids

阴茎套 陰莖套 yin1 jing1 tao4
condom

阴径 陰徑 yin1 jing4
penis; variant of 陰莖|阴茎

阴冷 陰冷 yin1 leng3
gloomy and cold

阴离子 陰離子 yin1 li2 zi3
negative ion; anion (physics)

阴离子部位 陰離子部位 yin1 li2 zi3 bu4 wei4
anionic site

阴历 陰曆 yin1 li4
lunar calendar

阴凉 陰涼 yin1 liang2
shady

阴凉处 陰涼處 yin1 liang2 chu4
shady place

阴霾 陰霾 yin1 mai2
haze

阴毛 陰毛 yin1 mao2
pubic hair

阴门 陰門 yin1 men2
vulva; pudenda

阴面 陰面 yin1 mian4
shady side; dark side

阴谋 陰謀 yin1 mou2
plot; conspiracy

阴谋颠覆政府罪 陰謀顛覆政府罪 yin1 mou2 dian1 fu4 zheng4 fu3 zui4
the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

阴谋诡计 陰謀詭計 yin1 mou2 gui3 ji4
crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阴谋论 陰謀論 yin1 mou2 lun4
conspiracy theory

阴囊 陰囊 yin1 nang2
scrotum

阴平 陰平 yin1 ping2
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

阴平声 陰平聲 yin1 ping2 sheng1
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua

阴柔 陰柔 yin1 rou2
gentle and reserved; soft; feminine

阴森 陰森 yin1 sen1
gloomy; sinister; eerie

阴山 陰山 yin1 shan1
Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia

阴湿 陰濕 yin1 shi1
dark and moist

阴司 陰司 yin1 si1
hell; nether world

阴私 陰私 yin1 si1
shameful secret

阴桫 陰桫 yin1 suo1
a hard wood

阴天 陰天 yin1 tian1
cloudy day; overcast sky

阴险 陰險 yin1 xian3
treacherous; sinister

阴险毒辣 陰險毒辣 yin1 xian3 du2 la4
treacherous and murderous

阴笑 陰笑 yin1 xiao4
to laugh evilly

阴性 陰性 yin1 xing4
negative; feminine

阴虚 陰虛 yin1 xu1
deficiency of yin 陰|阴 in TCM

阴虚火旺 陰虛火旺 yin1 xu1 huo3 wang4
an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

阴穴 陰穴 yin1 xue2
cave; (coll.) vagina

阴阳 陰陽 yin1 yang2
yin and yang

阴阳怪气 陰陽怪氣 yin1 yang2 guai4 qi4
eccentric; peculiar; mystifying

阴阳家 陰陽家 yin1 yang2 jia1
School of Yin-Yang of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Zou Yan 鄒衍|邹衍

阴影 陰影 yin1 ying3
(lit. and fig.) shadow

阴郁 陰鬱 yin1 yu4
gloomy

阴云 陰雲 yin1 yun2
dark cloud

阴骘 陰騭 yin1 zhi4
charitable acts performed in secret; hidden good deeds

阴鸷 陰鷙 yin1 zhi4
malicious; treacherous

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰 you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 - wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect; well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

有阴影 有陰影 you3 yin1 ying3
shadowy