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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yìn - variant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade
yīn - (bound form) shade (of a tree)
yìn - shade

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 26,697 17,572 17,681

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Shade 阴 provided by a tree 艹; 阴 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 26,697 17,572 17,681
树荫 - 9 29,227 - -
林荫道 - - 33,103 77,076 62,405
荫凉 - - 44,506 - -
遮荫 - - 48,039 66,380 110,013
绿荫 - - 67,263 40,249 31,269
绿树成荫 - - 77,183 52,197 55,722
冬荫功 - - 79,122 - -