荫

蔭
yìn
#2,663 most
frequent character
shade

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

荫 has 艹 plants as the meaning part and 阴 yīn as a sound part. It first meant thick, lush vegetation. The meaning grew to shade.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

荫yìn
variant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade

Homophones

印yìn
seal, stamp, mark, print, impress
隐yìn
to lean upon
饮yìn
to give (animals) water to drink

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