yīn

阴

cloudy, overcast

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阴天 yīn tiān cloudy day; overcast sky HSK 2

阴谋 yīn móu to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot HSK 6

阴影 yīn yǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow HSK 6

阴性 yīn xìng negative; feminine HSK 7–9

阴暗 yīn àn dim; dark HSK 7–9

天阴了，快下雨了。 It's clouded over; it's about to rain. Lesson 20
早上是晴天，下午可能会阴。 Sunny this morning; it may cloud over this afternoon. Lesson 20
昨天天很阴，非常冷。 Yesterday was overcast and very cold. 下雪了
下午我和妈妈去商店，天很阴。 In the afternoon Mom and I went to the shop; it was overcast. 慢一点儿

Ideographic: The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳

Same radical 阝

dōu 都 nà 那 duì 队 yuàn 院 bù 部 suí 随 fáng 防 jiàng 降

Same sound

yín 银 yǐn 引 yìn 印 yīn 因 yǐn 瘾

Also HSK 2

a 啊 ràng 让 dàn 但 wèi 为 dé 得 yòu 又 zhī 只 tā 它