阴谋
Old HSK 6
阴谋 (yīnmóu) · plot
阴谋 (yīnmóu) means “plot; conspiracy; to plot”. It is written with 2 characters: 阴 (cloudy) + 谋 (to plan). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 阴谋 is built
The characters
阴 yīn · cloudy
What 阴 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The place 阝 of the moon 月; compare 阳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
谋 móu · to plan
What 谋 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 某mǒu — some
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
Example sentences
警方发现了他们的阴谋。Jǐngfāng fāxiàn le tāmen de yīnmóu.The police uncovered their plot.
这部小说讲的是一个古代的阴谋。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎng de shì yī gè gǔdài de yīnmóu.This novel is about a plot in ancient times.
Questions about 阴谋
What does 阴谋 mean?
阴谋 (yīnmóu) means “plot; conspiracy; to plot”.
How do you pronounce 阴谋?
阴谋 is pronounced yīnmóu.
Which HSK level is 阴谋?
阴谋 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 阴谋 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 217: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.