陰

yin1Mathews: 7444GSR: 651y

Dictionary Definition

(a, the) shadow(s), shade, darkness, mystery, matter, material; (the) unknown, negative (principle), north, moon, back, dark side, south bank of a river, north side of a hill, female; (to be) dark, shady, shadowy, passive, inertial, secret, private, mysterious, hidden, dim, overcast, cloudy, covered, intriguing; (to) cloak, conceal, overshadow (s, ed, ing)

Radical: 170+8 | First occurrence: Hexagram 61.2

Concordance & Context (4 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 61.2

H61|2

2nd Line★

(the) shadows, shade, dark(ness), mystery

鸣鶴在陰，其子和之。我有好爵，吾與爾靡之。

The call of a crane in the shadows Her young ones respond to her I have a fine beaker of wine And I, with your help, will drain it

Stats: 170+8→ 02.1x

H02|1x

Xiao Xiang 1

(the) shadow, darkness, matter, material

履霜堅冰，陰始凝也。馴致其道，至堅冰也。

02.1x Walking on frost, hardening to ice: The shadow begins to manifest * Gradually fulfilling its nature To realize solid ice

→ 11.T

H11|T

Tuan Zhuan

(is) (the) shadow, the mystery

泰，小往大來，吉，亨。則是天地交而萬物通也，上下交而其志同也。內陽而外陰，內健而外順，內君子而外小人，君子道長，小人道消也。

Interplay Smallness departs, greatness arrives, (With) promise (and) fulfillment: When this occurs heaven (and) earth interact And so the myriad beings communicate High (and) low interact and their purposes converge Within (is) light and without (is) shadow Within (is) strength and without (is) acceptance Within (is) the noble young one and without (are) the common ones The noble young one’s principles prevail The common one’s principles fade

→ 12.T

H12|T

Tuan Zhuan

(is) (the) shadow, the unknown, darkness

否之匪人，不利君子贞，大往小來，則是天地不交而萬物不通也，上下不交而天下無邦也。內陰而外陽，內柔而外剛，內小人而外君子，小人道長，君子道消也。

Separating oneself from inferior people (Who) are not worth a noble young one’s loyalty Greatness departs, smallness arrives: When this occurs heaven (and) earth do not interact And so the myriad beings do not communicate High (and) low do not interact And so all under heaven lack government Within (is) darkness and without (is) light Within (is) weakness and without (is) strength Within (are) the common people and without (is) the noble young one The common people’s principles prevail The noble young one’s principles fade

→ 61.2

Homophones (yin)

音yin1crow(ing), (an-, pro)nouncement, message(s)殷yin1generous, eager, enthusiastic, ardent (ly)夤yin2loins, lower back, waist, area of kidneys +引yin3(to be)led, lured, attracted, enticed, drawn (by, to) +飲yin3drinks; takes refreshment

Previous殷 yin1

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