yìn

荫

Whole syllable:yìnVideo guide

Radical:

艹

Strokes:

Traditional:

蔭

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1
v.fml(of trees) shelter; shade; protect
- yìn bì
  荫蔽
  shade and protect
2
v.fml(of an emperor) confer honours on one's descendants because of one's meritorious service; give descendants the right to an official position or schooling privileges because of the achievements of their ancestors
- fēng qī yìn zǐ
  封妻荫子
  win a noble position for oneself and for one's wife and leave it to one's posterity
3
adj.infmldamp and chilly; sunless; shady
- zhè wū zi tài yìn le
  这屋子太荫了。
  This room is too shaded.
- yìn bì
  荫庇
  shady and sunless
- chéng yìn de shù
  成荫的树
  shady tree

荫生
[word]student admitted to the Imperial College in recognition of the distinguished services of his deceased father or ancestors in the Ming and Qing dynasties
荫翳
[word]be shaded or hidden by foliage; flourishing
荫凉
[word]shady and cool
荫蔽
[word]be shaded or hidden by foliage; conceal
荫凉地
[word]shade
荫庇
[word]shelter