yǐn

(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

wall (阝) + urgent withdrawal (急) = hidden behind cover

The mound or wall radical (阝) suggests a sheltering barrier, while 急 conveys urgency — something pressed tight and hidden behind cover. Together they evoke pulling back sharply out of sight.

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MoundSemantic

他把真实想法藏在心里,从不说出来。

tā bǎ zhēn shí xiǎng fǎ yǐn cáng zài xīn lǐ,cóng bù shuō chū lái。

He hides his true thoughts deep in his heart and never speaks them out.

这件事背后有一个情,不是表面那么简单。

zhè jiàn shì bèi hòu yǒu yī gè yǐn qíng,bù shì biǎo miàn nà me jiǎn dān。

There is a hidden circumstance behind this matter; it is not as simple as it appears on the surface.

Words with 隐

郇山隐修会

xún shān yǐn xiū huì

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

隐事

yǐn shì

a secret

隐伏

yǐn fú

to hide

隐位

yǐn wèi

(immunology) cryptotope; cryptic epitope

隐修

yǐn xiū

monasticism

隐修士

yǐn xiū shì

monk (Christian)

隐修院

yǐn xiū yuàn

monastery (Christian)

隐函数

yǐn hán shù

implicit function

隐匿

yǐn nì

to cover up

隐去

yǐn qù

to disappear

隐名埋姓

yǐn míng mái xìng

to conceal one's identity

隐君子

yǐn jūn zi

recluse

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