[yīn]
[名]
(中国古代哲学认为宇宙中通贯物质和人事的两大对立面之一) (in Chinese philosophy, medicine, etc.) yin, the feminine or negative principle in nature
(指太阴, 即月亮) the moon
lunar calendar
阴历
(不见阳光的地方) shady place; shade
the shade of a tree
树阴
(山的北面; 水的南面) north of a hill or south of a river
Huayin (a county situated on the north side of Huashan Mountain)
华阴
Jiangyin (a county situated on the south side of the Changjiang River)
江阴
(背面) back
the back of a stone tablet
碑阴
(生殖器) genitals; private parts (esp. of the female)
(姓氏) a surname
Yin Buning
阴不佞
[形]
[气] (天空中十分之八以上的部分被云遮住) overcast; cloudy
The sky is overcast.
天阴了。
It was cloudy yesterday.
昨天是阴天。
(凹进的) in intaglio
characters cut in intaglio
阴文
(隐藏的; 不露在外面的) hidden; secret; sinister
sinister plot
阴谋
agree in public but object in secret
阳奉阴违
(属于鬼神的; 阴间的) of the nether world
graveyard
阴宅
[物] (带负电的) negative
negative ion; anion
阴离子