隐 (yǐn): (bound form) secret, hidden, concealed, crypto-, to lean upon
隐 (yǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) secret.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (structural) and 急 (structural). It ranks #1033 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 隐 a place 阝 to hide when worried 急. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- (bound form) secret
- hidden
- concealed
- crypto-
- to lean upon
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA place 阝 to hide when worried 急
Decomposition: ⿰阝急 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 隐
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隐瞒 | yǐn mán | to conceal |
| 隐形 | yǐn xíng | invisible |
| 隐蔽 | yǐn bì | to conceal |
| 隐秘 | yǐn mì | secret |
| 隐身 | yǐn shēn | to hide oneself |
| 隐居 | yǐn jū | to live in seclusion |
| 隐形眼镜 | yǐn xíng yǎn jìng | contact lens |
| 隐喻 | yǐn yù | metaphor |
| 隐姓埋名 | yǐn xìng mái míng | to conceal one's identity |
| 隐患 | yǐn huàn | a danger concealed within sth |
| 隐情 | yǐn qíng | sth one wishes to keep secret |
| 隐私权 | yǐn sī quán | privacy right |
| 隐约 | yǐn yuē | vague |
| 隐士 | yǐn shì | hermit |
| 隐匿 | yǐn nì | to cover up |
隐 appears in 100 compound words: 84 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 6 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 隐 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 隐.
Example Sentences
他隐藏了自己的真实身份，没人知道他的过去。
Tā yǐncáng le zìjǐ de zhēnshí shēnfèn, méi rén zhīdào tā de guòqù.
He concealed his true identity; no one knew about his past.
社会救助法草案二审 加强个人隐私和信息保护
shè huì jiù zhù fǎ cǎo àn èr shěn jiā qiáng gè rén yǐn sī hé xìn xī bǎo hù
The second instance of the draft social assistance law strengthens the protection of personal privacy and information
法律频道/以投代工...争取供应链隐形门票
fǎ lǜ pín dào yǐ tóu dài gōng . . . zhēng qǔ gōng yīng liàn yǐn xíng mén piào
Legal channel/investment OEM... Strive for supply chain invisibility tickets
无糖食品真的无糖吗?糊精、麦芽糖浆会隐藏升糖成分吗
wú táng shí pǐn zhēn de wú táng ma ? hú jīng mài yá táng jiāng huì yǐn zàng shēng táng chéng fēn ma
Are sugar-free foods truly sugar-free? Can dextrin and malt syrup conceal glycemic components?
Meta 智慧眼镜传加入脸部辨识功能,隐私风险急升高
zhì huì yǎn jìng chuán jiā rù liǎn bù biàn shí gōng néng , yǐn sī fēng xiǎn jí shēng gāo
Meta Smart Glasses Reportedly Add Facial Recognition Feature, Privacy Risks Soar
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为什么你要试图隐藏自己的情感？
Wèishénme nǐ yào shìtú yǐncáng zìjǐ de qínggǎn?
Why are you trying to hide your feelings?
汤姆很隐秘，不是吗？
Tāngmǔ hěn yǐnmì, bùshìma?
Tom is being very secretive, isn't he?
不要隐瞒你对此的想法。
Bù yào yǐnmán nǐ duì cǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
Don't conceal what you feel about it.
透过薄雾，我隐约看见了我的未来。
Tòuguò bówù, wǒ yǐnyuē kànjiàn le wǒ de wèilái.
In looking through the mist, I caught a glimpse of my future.
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