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陰 = 阝 + 侌

陰 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the passive”. It is built from 阝 (place) and 侌 (侌). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
the passive
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yīn
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
the passive, female principle in chinese philosophy (yin), пассивный женский принцип в китайской философии
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
陰 shade

Decomposition

ids

  1. 阝 place
  2. 侌 侌

Characters that contain 陰

How to find 陰 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “place” + “侌”. 陰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 陰 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.