阴(yīn) Yin 􀁯

“阴”“阳”两个字有偏旁“阝”，表示“山”的意思。山的背面一般晒不到太阳，是阴冷的，所以是“阴”。

(yīn, yáng liǎng gè zì dōu yǒu piān páng zuǒ ěr dāo, biǎo shì shān de yì si. shān de bèi miàn yī bān shài bú dào tài yáng, shì yīn lěng de, suǒ yǐ shì yīn.)

The characters for yin and yang both contain the part, which stands for the mountain. In general, the north side of a mountain is cold and dark, and thus is represented by yin.


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