Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 隱

to lean upon

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

hidden pond or pool

to set off one another

a cover-up

to hide
to conceal
to mask
to shelter
to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)
to hide oneself
to lie low
to nestle
hidden
implicit
private
covert
recessed (lighting)

to hide
to retreat into privacy

a danger concealed within sth
hidden damage
misfortune not visible from the surface

compassion
empathetic

to be concealed by supernatural forces; to disappear mysteriously; (fig.) to be out of the public eye

to fade away
to vanish
to disappear

hidden anguish; secret suffering
(medicine) dull pain

cryptorchidism; undescended testis

insidious

to disappear from view
to live in seclusion

to hide oneself
invisible (person or online status)

metaphor

to vanish gradually
to disappear
to fade out

to hold back from saying precisely what is on one's mind

to retire (from society, esp. from politics)
to vanish

to hide
to conceal and avoid (contact)
to keep sth concealed

hidden
crypto-
recessive (gene)

to bear patiently
to endure silently
to forbear

legendary land of hermits
secret land
the back of beyond

glimpse (of something hidden)

occult blood (in medicine, fecal blood from internal bleeding)

secret language
codeword

to cover up
to hide
to conceal

to live in seclusion
reclusive
hermit
recluse

secret; hidden

a secret

cryptic epitope (immunology, a protein component that becomes effective when activated by antigen)

monasticism

secret; hidden

to contain in a concealed form
to keep covered up
implicit

an unmentionable illness (e.g. venereal disease)

hidden tracks

appearing and disappearing
dimly visible
intermittent
implicit (but not clearly present)

Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)

to disappear
to hide

burning with no flame
fire beneath the surface
hidden combustion

(to fire) innuendo
to insinuate

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion
to retire

a feint
a hidden way of doing sth

to conceal
to hide (a taboo subject)
to cover up the truth

Cain (name)
Cain (biblical character), a figure of Judeo-Christian-Muslim mythology

hermit

to be married but keep it secret from family, colleagues or the general public

vague
ambiguous
veiled
obscure

secrets
private business
privacy

protective coloration (esp. of insects)
camouflage

to conceal
to hide
covert
under cover

a secret
sth best not told to anyone
confidential information

to hide
to lie low

vague
faint
indistinct

sth one wishes to keep secret
ulterior motive
a subject best avoided

to live in seclusion

faint
indistinct

to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion

implied meaning

secret concern
private worry

a skull with sunken cheek bone
cryptozygous

invisible

(HK) privacy

shelter
hiding place

monk (Christian)

monastery (Christian)
abbey

steganography

Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet

recluse
hermit
used for homophone 癮君子／瘾君子, opium addict

yǐnshēngzhòu

Cryptozoic
geological eon before the appearance of abundant fossils
hidden life, as opposed to Phanerozoic

rove beetle

cross symbol (×), used to replace a character one does not wish to display

privacy right

implicit function

legendary grass conferring invisibility
fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans

hūyǐnhūxiàn

intermittent
now you see it, now you don't

personal privacy
private matters

yǐnmíngmáixìng

to conceal one's identity
living incognito

equivocal speech
to use vague or ambiguous language

yǐnyǐnzuòtòng

to ache dully

yǐnyǐnyuēyuē

faint
distant
barely audible

shíxiǎnshíyǐn

appearing and disappearing
intermittently visible

yǐnjìmáimíng

to live incognito

cèyǐnzhīxīn

compassion

yǐnxíngyǎnjìng

contact lens
CL:隻／只 (zhī),副 (fù)

yǐnrěnbùyán

to keep one's emotions inside oneself
to restrain one's emotions

yǐnhuāzhíwù

Cryptogamae
cryptogamous plant (botany)
plants such as algae 藻類／藻类 (zǎolèi), moss 苔蘚／苔藓 (táixiǎn) and fern 蕨類／蕨类 (juélèi) that reproduce by spores 孢子 (bāozǐ) in place of flowers

erhua variant of 隱身草／隐身草 (yǐnshēncǎo)

yǐnqíngbùbào

not to report sth
to keep sth secret

nányánzhīyǐn

a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
sth too embarrassing to mention
an embarrassing illness

yǐnxìngjīyīn

recessive gene

yǐnmánbùbào

to cover up (a matter that should be reported to the authorities)

yǐn'èyángshàn

(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults

shíyǐnshíxiàn

appearing and disappearing (idiom)
intermittently visible

ruòyǐnruòxiàn

faintly discernible (idiom)

yǐnxìngmáimíng

to conceal one's identity
living incognito

yǐnyǐnchuòchuò

faint; indistinct

to keep one's emotions inside oneself
to restrain one's emotions

yǐnbìngbùbào

not to tell others of one's illness

yǐnmìnányán

too embarrassing to mention

yǐnxiǎnmùbiāo

intermittent target

Xúnshānyǐnxiūhuì

郇山隐修会

[郇山隱修會]

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

yǐnqīdòngwùxué

隐栖动物学

[隱棲動物學]

cryptozoology

yǐnbìqiǎngpòxiàzǎi

隐蔽强迫下载

[隱蔽強迫下載]

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)
silent drive-by download

xiǎoyǐnyǐnyúyě,dàyǐnyǐnyúshì

小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市

[小隱隱於野，大隱隱於市]

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)

xiǎoyǐnyǐnyúlín,dàyǐnyǐnyúshì

小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市

[小隱隱於林，大隱隱於市]

an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)