隐(yǐn)

HSK 611 strokesTrad. 隱
Readingsyǐnyìn

(bound form) secret

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Character information

Pinyin
yǐn / yìn
Meaning
(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
隱

Origin & structure

Where 隐 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝急

A place 阝 to hide when worried 急

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ急jí

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 隱: A place 阝 to hide when worried 㥯

How to write 隐 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 隐

Common words using 隐 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǐn隐xíng形
HSK 7-9

invisible

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yǐn隐xìng性
HSK 7-9

hidden

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cè恻yǐn隐

compassion; empathetic

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guī归yǐn隐

to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion

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xiāo消yǐn隐

to hide; to retreat into privacy

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cè恻yǐn隐zhī之xīn心

compassion

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shí时yǐn隐shí时xiàn现

appearing and disappearing (idiom)

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lǐ李shāng商yǐn隐

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

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形性恻归消之心时

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