隐
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(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
hidden · Heisig RSH #2345
pinnacle + 急 anxious
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 隐
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隐病不报 | not to tell others of one's illness | |
| 隐情不报 | not to report sth; to keep sth secret | |
| 隐身草儿 | erhua variant of 隱身草|隐身草[yin3 shen1 cao3] | |
| 直言无隐 | see 直言不諱|直言不讳[zhi2 yan2 bu4 hui4] | |
| 难言之隐 | a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing… | |
| 时隐时现 | appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible | |
| 小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市 | an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city … | |
| 隐身草 | legendary grass conferring invisibility; fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans | |
| 隐性基因 | recessive gene | |
| 隐性 | hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene) | |
| 隐形眼镜 | contact lens; CL:隻|只[zhi1],副[fu4] | |
| 小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市 | an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (… | |
| 隐事 | a secret | |
| 隐语 | secret language; codeword | |
| 神隐 | to be concealed by supernatural forces; to disappear mysteriously; (fig.) to be out of the… | |
| 时显时隐 | appearing and disappearing; intermittently visible | |
| 隐色 | protective coloration (esp. of insects); camouflage | |
| 隐意 | implied meaning | |
| 隐情 | sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided | |
| 隐身 | to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status) |
Sound family
These characters use 隐 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隐 sound part | to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden | |
| 瘾 | rash; addiction, craving, habit |