yīn

common
noun

Meaning of

荫 means tree shade; shadow cast by vegetation; a Chinese surname. Pronounced yīn.

  • tree shade; shadow cast by vegetation
  • a Chinese surname

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Xià
tiān
 
men
zài
shù
yīn
xià
chéng
liáng
 

In summer, we cool off in the shade of the trees.

绿
shù
chéng
yīn
 
fēng
jǐng
yōu
měi
 

Green trees form a shady canopy, and the scenery is beautiful.

Mào
de
zhī
tóu
xià
piàn
yīn
 

The dense foliage cast a patch of shade.

biān
de
lǎo
shù
gōng
le
nán
de
yīn
 

The old trees by the road provided precious shade.

Bié
zài
liè
xià
pào
shài
 
zhǎo
yǒu
yīn
de
fāng
dāi
zhe
 

Don't roast in the scorching sun; find a shady place to stay.