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yīn
HSK 2freq #4058

Meanings

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yīn
  1. 1.overcast (weather)
  2. 2.cloudy
  3. 3.shady
  4. 4.Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
  5. 5.negative (electric.)
  6. 6.feminine
  7. 7.moon
  8. 8.implicit
  9. 9.hidden
  10. 10.genitalia
Yīn
  1. 1.surname Yin
yīn
  1. 1.variant of 阴[yīn]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.bangs; fringe

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Etymology

An unorthodox variant simplified from 陰 (侌 → 月) which can be found in various historical dictionaries such as the Kangxi dictionary. Eventually adopted as an official simplified character by the People's Republic of China in 1956.

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