• 985th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yīn (Yin1)surname Yin
2. yīn (yin1)overcast (weather) • cloudy • shady • Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) • negative (electric.) • feminine • moon • implicit • hidden • genitalia

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yīn (yin1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

光阴 (光陰)
 ()
阴冷 (陰冷)
阴天 (陰天)
阴影 (陰影)
阴暗 (陰暗)
阴谋 (陰謀)
阴霾 (陰霾)

Medium Frequency

光阴似箭 (光陰似箭)
江阴 (江陰)
阴功 (陰功)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴暗面 (陰暗面)
阴历 (陰曆)
阴森 (陰森)
阴沉 (陰沉)
阴凉 (陰涼)
阴湿 (陰濕)
阴茎 (陰莖)
阴虚 (陰虛)
阴道 (陰道)
阴间 (陰間)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阴险 (陰險)
阴云 (陰雲)
阴郁 (陰鬱)
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  • 480th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 49 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li4)calendar
2. (li4)to experience • to undergo • to pass through • all • each • every • history

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (li4)The component is pronounced as '' (li4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

历史 (歷史)
经历 (經歷)
农历 (農曆)

Medium Frequency

亚历山大 (亞歷山大)
来历 (來歷)
学历 (學歷)
挂历 (掛曆)
日历 (日曆)
 ()
历年 (曆年)
历来 (歷來)
历史性 (歷史性)
历时 (歷時)
历尽 (歷盡)
历程 (歷程)
历经 (歷經)
简历 (簡歷)
旧历 (舊曆)
万历 (萬曆)
阅历 (閱歷)
阴历 (陰曆)
阳历 (陽曆)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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