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阴凉 (yīn liáng) — (s.v.) shady and cool; (noun) a cool, shaded place

Definition

Describes a place that is both shaded and cool — usually outdoors, like under a tree. Can also be used as a noun meaning the shaded cool spot itself.

adjective
(s.v.) shady and cool
noun
a coolshaded place

Examples

  • 阴凉。
    Zhè kē dà shù xià miàn hěn yīn liáng.
    It's very shady and cool under this big tree.
  • ，阴凉。
    Xià tiān de shí hou, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan zài yīn liáng lǐ xiū xi.
    In summer, everyone likes to rest in the cool shade.
  • 阴凉。
    Zhǎo gè yīn liáng de dì fāng zuò zuò ba.
    Let's find a shady and cool spot to sit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

阴yīnshade
凉liángcool

阴 gives shade or dimness, and 凉 gives coolness, so the combined sense is shady and cool.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陰; 阴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
侌
侌yīn陰yīn
Same sound today

The traditional form 陰 combines 阜, the meaning part, with 侌, the sound part. The simplified 阴 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 阴 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 涼; 凉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng涼liáng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 涼 combines 氵 (water) with 京, which gives the sound; the simplified 凉 is a later abbreviation.

Open 凉 →
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