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隱 yǐn

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隱 yǐn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐn | yin3
English translation
to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden

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About 隱 yǐn

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

隱 yǐn

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A place 阝 yì to hide when worried 㥯 yǐn

Etymology of 隱 yǐn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝㥯

Explanation

Simplified form of 隱 yǐn . Phonosemantic compound. 阝 yì represents the meaning and 㥯 yǐn represents the sound.

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Words with 隱 yǐn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
隐藏 yǐn cáng to hide隱藏
隐瞒 yǐnmán to conceal隱瞞
隐私 yǐnsī secrets隱私
隐 yǐn secret隱 yǐn
隐患 yǐnhuàn hidden damage隱患
隐形 yǐn xíng invisible隱形
隐蔽 yǐnbì to conceal隱蔽
隐身 yǐn shēn to hide oneself隱身
隐隐 yǐn yǐn faint隱隱
隐秘 yǐn mì secret隱秘
隐约 yǐnyuē vague隱約
隐形眼镜 yǐn xíng yǎn jìng contact lens隱形眼鏡
隐性 yǐn xìng hidden隱性
隐居 yǐn jū to live in seclusion隱居
隐含 yǐn hán implicit隱含
隐匿 yǐn nì to cover up隱匿
隐喻 yǐn yù metaphor隱喻
隐私权 yǐn sī quán privacy right隱私權
隐忍 yǐn rěn to bear patiently隱忍
隐情 yǐn qíng ulterior motive隱情
若隐若现 ruò yǐn ruò xiàn faintly discernible (idiom)若隱若現
隐姓埋名 yǐn xìng mái míng living incognito隱姓埋名
隐晦 yǐn huì vague隱晦
隐士 yǐn shì hermit隱士
隐退 yǐn tuì to vanish隱退

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