荫 (yìn): Shade — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 荫

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 荫

3.

Character Breakdown

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荫

艹grass/plant

阴shade/yin

荫=艹grass/plant+阴shade/yin

Plants (艹) provide shade under a hill (阴) — a shady, sheltered place.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 荫

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5.

How to Use 荫

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 荫 works in context.

Single HSK word

荫 appears in the HSK word 树荫, meaning "Shade of a tree / tree canopy".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shù树

yīn荫

Shade of a tree / tree canopy

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 荫 is used in context

tā他

xiǎng享

shòu受

zhe着

zǔ祖

bèi辈

de的

fú福

yìn荫

。

He enjoys the blessings of his ancestors.

wǒ我

men们

zài在

shù树

yīn荫

xià下

yě野

cān餐

hěn

zhè这

zuò座

fáng房

zi子

bèi被

dà大

shù树

yīn荫

bì

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很

liáng凉

kuai快

。

We had a picnic under the tree shade and it was very cool.

蔽

zhe着

。

This house is sheltered by big trees.

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