Yin

Word YIN
Character 3
Hyphenation yin
Pronunciations /jɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Yin"

What do we mean by yin?

The passive, female cosmic principle in Chinese dualistic philosophy. noun

A Scotch form of one. noun

A Chinese weight of 22/3 pounds. noun

One of the two fundamental principles. See yin and yang. noun

The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster noun

The essential female principle in some Eastern religions and philosophies. noun

The dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology noun

A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world.

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The word "yin" in example sentences

As we all know, yin is the more sinister element of the yin-and-yang duality -- sad, dark, and corresponding to the night. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Read the pin yin story of a few pages and ask the class to listen to the words. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Thus all foods and herbs that are eliminative or catabolic are classified as yin while those which have stronger building or anabolic properties are classified as yang. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

In Eastern philosophy, the law of polarity is referred to as yin and yang. ❋ John Assaraf (2003)

In Eastern philosophy, the concepts of feminine and masculine are called yin and yang. ❋ ALSO BY LAURA DOYLE (2002)

This loft-like SoHo penthouse with four outdoor spaces has what its owner calls a 'yin and yang' aspect. ❋ Maya Pope-Chappell (2011)

Shi Shen and the whole body are real yin, zhen yin, which is the real postnatal yin. ❋ Dr. (2010)

From Los Angeles to London, so-called yin yoga is increasingly being taught at studio classes and yoga retreats, not to mention via books and DVDs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems to me that the most fundamental truth of the world as we know it is summarized in the notion of yin/yang. ❋ Jeff (2008)

This creative power has two polar charges: one positive, called yang, and one negative, called yin. ❋ Randine Lewis (2007)

Like electricity, this energy aligns itself according to negative and positive polarities known as yin and yang and exists on three levels: source, soul, and spirit. ❋ Randine Lewis (2007)

As mentioned in the introduction, traditional Chinese medicine and the Taoists view all in terms of two opposing forces known as yin (–) and yang (+). ❋ Randine Lewis (2007)

Another agent of underground lending is known as the yin bae, or bank carrier, a single financier who gathers funding for small-to-mid sized businesses. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This vital flow and all-pervasive energy courses and eddies through every living thing, changing qualities according to the creative interplay between two mutually dependent, constantly changing forces called yin and yang. ❋ Bob Cooley (2005)

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