懂中文 Dong Chinese

蔭

yīn, yìn

shade

Shade 陰 provided by a tree 艹; 陰 also provides the pronunciation

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

陰 sound,meaning component

陰  Sound Meaning component

yīn

  

dark

Evolution

蔭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蔭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荫 (蔭) 

yīn

shade, shelter; protect

荫 (蔭) 

yìn

shade

Most common words with 蔭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荫

shade

曾荫权

Sir Donald Tsang or Tsang Yam-Kuen (1944-)

树荫

shade of a tree

林荫道

boulevard

绿荫

shade (of a tree)