yīn
Radical 170 · 6 strokes

cloudy

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MEANING10 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    cloudy

    • The weather today is very overcast.

  2. noun

    moon

    • On a cloudy day there is no sun.

  3. noun

    Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)

    • Yin and yang are relative to each other.

  4. adjective

    negative (electric.)

    • The cathode is the negative pole.

  5. adjective

    shady

    • It's very shady here.

  6. noun

    genitalia

    • The genital area is a part of the body.

  7. adjective

    feminine

    • When it's overcast, I like to stay at home.

  8. adjective

    implicit

  9. adjective

    hidden

    • The weather today is quite overcast.

  10. noun

    surname Yin

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Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.

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