懂中文 Dong Chinese

隱

yǐn, yìn

hide

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 㥯 represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

㥯 sound component

㥯  Sound component

yǐn

  

careful

Evolution

隱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隱 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
隱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

隐 (隱) 

yǐn

hide, conceal; hidden, secret; secret; hidden; concealed; (prefix) crypto-

隐 (隱) 

yìn

to lean upon

Most common words with 隱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

隐藏

to hide

隐瞒

to conceal

隐私

secrets

隐

secret

隐患

hidden damage

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

癮