- (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
- {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