| 陰 | 561C15 32A.93-8 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄧㄣ [yin1] (*ㄢ [an1] , *ㄧㄣˋ [yin4] ). [Var.闇] | ||
| N. | (1) The principle of [yin1] in 陰陽 [yin1yang2] philosophy, the principle of the female, the quiescent, the passive, opp. 陽 [yang2], the male, the active, the expansive: 太陰 the moon, opp. 太陽 the sun. (2) The genitals of man or woman: 男陰，女陰; 陰戶 [yin1hu4], 陰莖 [yin1jing1]↓. (3) (AC) the north side of mountain; south side of river. (4) The back side of monuments: 碑陰. (5) The nether world 陰魂，陰司，陰府 [yin1hun2], [yin1si1]1, [yin1fu3]↓; 陰宅，陰狀，陰壽 [yin1zhe2], [yin1zhuang4], [yin1shou4]↓. (6) The shady side: 向陰 facing the shade; the moving shadow of the sundial, hence 光陰 time. (7) (*[an1]) (AC) hut near grave for mourner. (8) (*[yin4]) (AC) u.f. 蔭 tree shade. (9) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Minus, negative (electricty): 陰電，陰極 [yin1dian4], [ying1ji2]↓. (2) Female, quiescent, see N.1↑. (3) Negative in seal, photography: 陰文 [yin1wen2]↓; 陰畫 [yin1hua4]↓. (4) Rainy: 陰天 [yin1tian1]↓. 陰晴 rain and shine. (5) Crafty, sinister: 陰謀，陰險，陰詐 [yin1mou2], [yin1xian3], [yin1zha4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 陰暗 [yin1an4], adj., dark, gloomy. 2. 陰兵 [yin1bing1], n., (MC) women soldiers (cf. Amazons). 3. 陰部 [yin1bu4], n., private parts (of man, woman). 4. 陰辰 [yin1chen2]1, n., (Chin. astrology) the even numbers in duodecimal cycle: 丑，卯，巳，未，酉，亥，see Appendex A (cf. [yin1gan1]1↓). 5. 陰沈 [yin1chen2]2, n., not open, crafty, secretive (person); deadpan (face); dark, gloomy (sky); 陰沈木 a kind of hard, fine-grained wood. 6. 陰譴 [yin1qian3], n., God's retribution (punishment for sin). 7. 陰慶 [yin1qing1], n., see [yin1shou4]↓. 8. 陰脣 [yin1chun2], n., (physiol.) labia majora; labia minora. 9. 陰道 [yin1dao4], n., (physiol.) the vagina. 10. 陰德 [yin1de2], n., good deeds done in secret. 11. 陰電 [yin1dian4], n., negative electricity. 12. 陰地嶡 [yin1di4jUe2], n., (bot.) Botrychium ternatum. 13. 陰毒 [yin1du2], adj., (person) vicious with a friendly exterior. 14. 陰惡 [yin1e4], adj., evil deeds unknown to other men. 15. 陰阜 [yin1fu4], n., (physiol.) Mons veneris. 16. 陰府 [yin1fu3], n., the nether world, Hades. 17. 陰干 [yin1gan1]1, n., (Chin. astrology) the five even numbers in decimal cycle: 乙，丁，己，辛，癸，cf. [yin1chen2]1↑. 18. 陰乾 [yin1gan1]2 ([yin1gan0]), v.t., to let (pickles, meat) dry gradually in the shade. 19. 陰溝 [yin1gou1], n., sewerage, covered drain. 20. 陰功 [yin1gong1], n., see [yin1de2]↑. 21. 陰寒 [yin1han2], adj., cold and damp. 22. 陰狠 [yin1hen3], adj., see [yin1du2]↑. 23. 陰核 [yin1he2], n., (physiol.) clitoris. 24. 陰畫 [yin1hua4], n,. formerly, photographic negative. 25. 陰晦 [yin1hui3], adj., overcast, cloudy. 26. 陰戶 [yin1hu4], n., the vagina. 27. 陰魂 [yin1hun2], n., ghost. 28. 陰詐 [yin1zha4], adj., crafty, deceitful. 29. 陰著兒 [yin1zhao1er0], n., a dastardly act. 30. 陰宅 [yin1zhe2], n., graveyard (opp. 陽宅 residence of the living). 31. 陰間 [yin1jian1], n., the Hades. 32. 陰莖 [yin1jing1], n., the penis. 33. 陰極 [yin1ji2], n., (phys.) the cathode. 34. 陰狀 [yin1zhuang4], n., letter left by one who committed suicide (“a complaint in hell”). 35. 陰重 [yin1zhong4], adj., (AC, rare) not given to many words, secretive. 36. 陰識 [yin1zhi4]1, n., inscription in intaglio, with characters below surface. 37. 陰  [yin1zhi4]2, n., see [yin1de2]↑.38. 陰涼 [yin1liang2], adj., cool: 陰涼兒 cool shade. 39. 陰曆 [yin1li4], n., the lunar calendar. 40. 陰靈兒 [yin1ling2er0], n., departed soul of person. 41. 陰毛 [yin1mao2], n., pubic hair. 42. 陰門 [yin1men2], n., see [yin1hu4]↑. 43. 陰面子 [yin1mian4zi0], n., dastardly person; friendly attitude with concealed viciousness. 44. 陰謀 [yin1mou2], n., secret conspiracy. 45. 陰囊 [yin1nang2], n., (physiol.) the scrotum. 46. 陰平 [yin1ping2], n., the first tone in Chin. language (陽平＝second tone). 47. 陰人 [yin1ren2], n., (sl.) a woman. 48. 陰森 [yin1sen1], adj., dark, gloomy place; crooked (person). 49. 陰險 [yin1xian3], adj., sly and crafty, dastardly. 50. 陰性 [yin1xing4], n., feminine character, gender; the [yin1] nature. 51. 陰行草 [yin1xin2cao3], n., (bot.) Siphonostegia chinensis. 52. 陰壽 [yin1shou4], n., anniversary of a parent's death. 53. 陰事 [yin1shi4], n., secret doings not known to others. 54. 陰桫 [yin1suo1], n., (bot.) a hard wood. 55. 陰損 [yin1sun3], n., secret evil deed which detracts from man's lot of happiness. 56. 陰司 [yin1si1]1, n., the judges in hell; the hell. 57. 陰私 [yin1si1]2, n., a man's personal secrets not known to others. 58. 陰天 [yin1tian1], n., a cloudy day. 59. 陰曹 [yin1cao2], n., see [yin1si1]1↑. 60. 陰萎 [yin1wei3], n., (physiol.) impotence (＝陽萎). 61. 陰文 [yin1wen2], n., inscription in intaglio, with characters below surface. 62. 陰陽 [yin1yang2], n., [yin1] and [yang2], (see N.1↑); 陰陽家 an astrologer; 陰陽生 (AC) astrologer; n., 陰陽人 [yin1yang2ren2], n., a bisexual person; n., sex-intergrade (biol.). 63. 陰影 [yin1ying3], n., shadow. 64. 陰陰 [yin1yin1], adj., cloudy: 陰陰沉沉 cloudy and gloomy. | |||||