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隐
隱
yìn
1. to lean upon
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

隐
yǐn
to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

恻隐
cèyǐn
sympathetic
归隐
guīyǐn
to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion
消隐
xiāoyǐn
to hide
该隐
Gāiyǐn
Cain (name)
隐事
yǐnshì
a secret
隐伏
yǐnfú
to hide
隐位
yǐnwèi
cryptic epitope (immunology, a protein component that becomes effective when activated by antigen)
隐修
yǐnxiū
monasticism
隐匿
yǐnnì
to cover up
隐含
yǐnhán
to contain in a concealed form
隐喻
yǐnyù
metaphor
隐土
yǐntǔ
legendary land of hermits
隐士
yǐnshì
hermit
隐密
yǐnmì
secret
隐射
yǐnshè
(to fire) innuendo
隐居
yǐnjū
to live in seclusion
隐形
yǐnxíng
invisible
隐忍
yǐnrěn
to bear patiently
隐性
yǐnxìng
hidden
隐患
yǐnhuàn
a danger concealed within sth
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

隐
yǐn
secret / hidden / concealed / (prefix) crypto-

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,033
Word Frequency Rank
1,503 of 84,292

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