荫 = 艹 + 阴

荫 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “shade”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 阴 ('female' principle).

Keyword: shade
Pinyin (Mandarin): yīn
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: shade, shelter, тень, убежище, shelter

Decomposition

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艹 grass
阴 'female' principle

How to find 荫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “'female' principle”. 荫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 荫 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.