荫 Strokes Write it Listen 荫 yīn shade, shelter; to protect HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 艹 Ideograph 1 word Built from艹cǎograss, weed, plant, herb阴yīnthe female principle; dark, shaded; hidden, implicit, secret How it worksShade 阴 provided by a tree 艹; 阴 also provides the pronunciation.