隐(yǐn)

HSK 611 strokesTrad. 隱
Readingsyǐnyìn

(bound form) secret

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Stroke order animation

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sī私
HSK 6

secrets

Open 隐私 page →
yǐn隐cáng藏
HSK 6

to hide

Open 隐藏 page →
yǐn隐xíng形
HSK 7-9

invisible

Open 隐形 page →
yǐn隐xìng性
HSK 7-9

hidden

Open 隐性 page →
yǐn隐huàn患
HSK 7-9

a danger concealed within sth

Open 隐患 page →
yǐn隐qíng情
HSK 7-9

sth one wishes to keep secret

Open 隐情 page →
yǐn隐mán瞒
HSK 7-9

to conceal

Open 隐瞒 page →
yǐn隐yuē约
HSK 7-9

vague; faint; indistinct

Open 隐约 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 隐’s common words

私藏形性患情瞒约

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