Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 㥯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (隱)
Simplified (隐)
急 Simplified component
jí anxious
quick, quickly
Shorthand for the phonetic 㥯 component in the traditional character 隱.
Japanese (隠)
⻖
mound (left)
爫
claw (top)
彐
snout
心
heart
Notes
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Similar Characters
檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
隱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
隱
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
隱
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
隱
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隱
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隱
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隱
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
隱
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
隱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
隐 / 隱 [yǐn]
secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-
隐 / 隱 [yìn]
to lean upon
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
隠 いん
In given name
隠 かくれ
Kakure surname
隠 なばり
Nabari surname
CHINESE WORDS (102)
隐藏 [yǐncáng] #2,236
to hide
隐瞒 [yǐnmán] #2,469
to conceal
隐私 [yǐnsī] #3,753
secrets
隐患 [yǐnhuàn] #18,461
a danger concealed within sth
隐形 [yǐnxíng] #5,611
invisible
隐蔽 [yǐnbì] #7,422
to conceal
隐身 [yǐnshēn] #11,341
to hide oneself
隐隐 [yǐnyǐn] #27,461
faint
隐秘 [yǐnmì] #9,952
secret
隐约 [yǐnyuē] #21,904
vague
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JAPANESE WORDS (193)
⭐ 隠す [かくす] #574
to hide
⭐ 隠れる [かくれる] #1,003
to hide
身を隠す [みをかくす] #6,355
to hide oneself
隠し事 [かくしごと] #7,342
secret
⭐ 陰謀 [いんぼう] #9,477
plot
隠蔽 [いんぺい] #10,142
concealment
⭐ 籠もる [こもる] #10,621
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room)
照れ隠し [てれかくし] #10,664
hiding one's embarrassment
⭐ 隠居 [いんきょ] #11,255
retirement (from work)
覆い隠す [おおいかくす] #11,441
to mask
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