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Kanji Detail for 隱 - "hide, conceal, grieve, solemn, lean"
隱
- Meaning
隱 means "hide, conceal, grieve, solemn, lean."
Hide - To conceal oneself; to lurk.
Conceal - To make invisible; to keep secret.
Grieve - To feel sorrow; to lament.
Solemn - Dignified; grave.
Lean - To rest against; to rely on.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hide; conceal; cover
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
hide, conceal; hidden, secret
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
What is not visible. As in a hidden threat is called 隱患. Circumstances that cannot be shared openly are called 隱情. | To flee and hide. A scholar who does not seek official advancement and avoids people and the world is called 隱, 淪隱逸 (recluse). | To conceal. Using something to cover oneself so others cannot see is also called 隱. As in 隱於屏後 (hiding behind a screen) and the like. | To conceal. Something that cannot be told to others, knowing it clearly but secretly refusing to speak. The Analects says: "A father conceals for his son, a son conceals for his father." | Knowing but not speaking, or speaking but not fully expressing the meaning is called 隱. The Analects says: "Do you think I am hiding something from you? I hide nothing from you." | Suffering. As in what the people suffer from is called 民隱. | To feel pain for. The Mencius says: "If the king takes pity on its innocence going to death." | Not clear but already showing a hint. As in 隱隱, 隱然, 隱約 (vaguely) and the like. | To lean on. The Mencius says: "Leaning on the armrest while lying down." Today's back pillow was anciently also called 隱囊.
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