隐
隱yǐn
#1,032 most
frequent character
(bound form) secret, hidden
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
隐 has ⻖, something that divides or separates, for meaning. Its first meaning was a short wall. From a wall that hides what is behind, it grew to conceal or hide, then secret or hidden. The other part 急 is now empty; it was a shortcut for 㥯 yǐn, the old sound part.
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