• 985th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 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

Common

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)

Uncommon

光阴似箭 (光陰似箭)
平阴 (平陰)
江阴 (江陰)
江阴市 (江陰市)
阴功 (陰功)
阴差阳错 (陰差陽錯)
阴性 (陰性)
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)
阴笑 (陰笑)
阴茎 (陰莖)
阴虚 (陰虛)
阴谋论 (陰謀論)
阴道 (陰道)
阴道炎 (陰道炎)
阴部 (陰部)
阴间 (陰間)
阴阳 (陰陽)
阴险 (陰險)
阴云 (陰雲)
阴风 (陰風)
阴郁 (陰鬱)

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  • 987th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. móu (mou2)to plan • to seek • scheme

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for móu (mou2)The component is pronounced as 'mǒu' (mou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for móu (mou2)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

张艺谋 (張藝謀)
谋杀 (謀殺)
谋杀案 (謀殺案)
谋略 (謀略)
谋面 (謀面)
阴谋 (陰謀)

Uncommon

不谋而合 (不謀而合)
出谋划策 (出謀劃策)
参谋 (參謀)
密谋 (密謀)
智谋 (智謀)
深谋 (深謀)
计谋 (計謀)
谋事 (謀事)
谋利 (謀利)
谋划 (謀劃)
谋取 (謀取)
谋求 (謀求)
谋生 (謀生)
谋财害命 (謀財害命)
阴谋论 (陰謀論)
预谋 (預謀)

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  • 205th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lún (lun2)the Analects (of Confucius)
2. lùn (lun4)by the • per • theory • to discuss • to talk (about) • to discuss

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for lún (lun2)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for lùn (lun4)The component is pronounced as 'lún' (lun2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

不论 (不論)
无论 (無論)
理论 (理論)
讨论 (討論)
评论 (評論)
论坛 (論壇)

Uncommon

定论 (定論)
争论 (爭論)
结论 (結論)
言论 (言論)
讨论区 (討論區)
评论家 (評論家)
谈论 (談論)
论战 (論戰)
论文 (論文)
论语 (論語)
论证 (論證)
议论 (議論)
舆论 (輿論)
辩论 (辯論)

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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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