(yǐn)

Hidden; concealed; secret; privacy

How 隱 is written

Strokes
16
Radical
— town
Traditional
Simplified

Components

隱 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

yǐn
secret; hidden; concealed; Greek stem: crypto-
yìn
to lean upon

Common words using 隱

隱形 yǐnxíng
invisible
隱忍 yǐnrěn
to bear patiently; to endure silently; to forbear
隱瞞 yǐnmán
to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
隱私 yǐnsī
secrets; private business; privacy
隱藏 yǐncáng
to hide; to conceal; to mask
隱身 yǐnshēn
to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)
隱隱 yǐnyǐn
faint; indistinct
若隱若現 ruòyǐnruòxiàn
faintly discernible (idiom)
隱匿 yǐnnì
to cover up; to hide; to conceal
隱喻 yǐnyù
metaphor
隱士 yǐnshì
hermit
隱居 yǐnjū
to live in seclusion

隱 in a sentence

我們應該尊重別人的隱私。

Wǒmen yīnggāi zūnzhòng biérén de yǐnsī.

“We should respect other people's privacy.”

How common is 隱?

隱 is the 1,032nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 89.7% of all running text.

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