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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 阴暗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
阴暗 yīn àn - dim
- dark
- overcast
- darkness
- shadow
- (fig.) dismal
- gloomy
- somber
- murky
- shadowy (side)

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
- 7 8,248 16,797 10,090

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yīn- surname Yin
yīn- overcast (weather)
- cloudy
- shady
- Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
- negative (electric.)
- feminine
- moon
- implicit
- hidden
- genitalia
yīn- variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
àn- dark
- to turn dark
- secret; hidden
- (literary) confused; ignorant
àn- variant of 暗[an4]
àn- (literary) to close (a door)
- to eclipse
- confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4])
- dark (variant of 暗[an4])

Other Words Containing 阴暗

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
阴暗 - 7 8,248 16,797 10,090
阴暗面 - - 19,738 50,637 29,203