HSK 2 · Weather

阴天

yīn tiān

overcast day

Stroke order of 阴天

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

阴 · 6 strokes 天 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

阴 has a hill 阝 beside moon 月, shade; 天 is the sky above a person.

Parts: 阴 overcast + 天 sky/day

The characters in 阴天

阴 yīn — overcast; cloudy (6 strokes)
天 tiān — day; sky (4 strokes)

Example sentence

明天是阴天。

Tomorrow will be overcast.

Words with 阴

阴overcast; cloudy

Words with 天

今天today 明天tomorrow 昨天yesterday 后天day after tomorrow 前天day before yesterday 天day; sky 星期天Sunday 白天daytime 半天half a day; a long time 天气weather 晴天sunny day 春天spring 夏天summer 秋天autumn 冬天winter 天上in the sky 天空sky 整天all day

More words: Weather

多云cloudy 晴sunny; clear 晴天sunny day 阴overcast; cloudy 下雪to snow 雪snow 云cloud 气温air temperature 温度temperature 零下below zero 度degree 凉cool; cold 凉快nice and cool 空气air

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