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-<WL>荫(F蔭) [yìn] shady, 庇荫 give shade/shelter; dark/cold/moist  [yīn] (=阴) 树荫/阴 shade (of a tree); shadow
+<WL>荫(F蔭) [yìn] (to) shade; 庇荫 give shade/shelter; shady; dark/cold/moist@@  [yīn] (书) (=阴) 树荫/阴 shade (of a tree); shadow
-From 艹(草 cǎo) ‘grass’ and 阴(陰) yīn ‘shade’ (phonetic).
+The simple-form character 荫 (9 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 蔭 (13 strokes), replacing the full-form component 陰 (10 strokes) with its simple form 阴 (6 strokes).
-	Compare: 阴(􂢧陰) yīn ‘female/dark principle’.
+	The Shuōwén Seal form of 荫/蔭(􀈶) yīn/yìn ‘shade (of a tree); to shade’ combines 艹(草 cǎo) ‘grass/plant’, and 阴/陰(􂢧) yīn/yìn ‘shade’ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 陰, cf. 阴.
-	The pronunciation varies between yìn and yīn; the modern standard pronunciation is yìn.
+	Compare: 阴/陰(􂢧) yīn ‘female/dark principle’ (⚋); 廕 yìn ‘cover/shelter’.
-	Note: 树阴 and 林阴道 should be written with 阴 rather than 荫.
+	Note: Formerly distinguished as 荫 yīn (n.) ‘shade (of a tree)’, vs. 荫 yìn (v.) ‘to shade’; today only 荫 yìn (tone 4), vs. 阴 yīn (tone 1), see ex. below (GFC).
+	Compare: 树阴 shùyīn, 林阴道 línyīndào (GFC), formerly wr. 树荫 shùyīn, 林荫道 línyīndào.
 #rD.5.3211.7 B.107.1.06 E.0
-#c艹阴阝月
+#c艹阴阝月
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