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隱

yǐn

hide, conceal; hidden, secret

Strokes
16
Radical
阜
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 隐

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 隐, the simplified form of 隱. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 此事必有隐情。

    Cǐ shì bì yǒu yǐn qíng

    There must be something at the back of this matter.

  • 我没什么可隐藏。

    Wǒ méi shén me kě yǐn cáng

    I have nothing to hide.

  • 个人隐私就是一个笑话。

    Gè rén yǐn sī jiù shì yī gè xiào huà

    Personal privacy is a joke.

  • 我对你从不隐瞒。

    Wǒ duì nǐ cóng bù yǐn mán

    I never hide things from you.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 隐

  • 隐藏yǐn cáng 3–2 to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)
  • 隐瞒yǐn mán 3–2 to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth
  • 隐私yǐn sī 3–1 secrets; private business; privacy
  • 隐蔽yǐn bì 3–4 to conceal; to hide; covert; under cover
  • 隐患yǐn huàn 3–4 a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage; misfortune not visible from the surface
  • 隐约yǐn yuē 3–1 vague; faint; indistinct
  • 隐形yǐn xíng 3–2 invisible
  • 隐身yǐn shēn 3–1 to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)
  • 隐性yǐn xìng 3–4 hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)
  • 隐情yǐn qíng 3–2 sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided