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| − | <WL>隐(F隱) [yǐn] hidden; 隐约 yǐnyuē faint | + | <WL>隐(F隱) [yǐn] hidden; 隐约 yǐnyuē faint/indistinct@@ [yìn] [wěn] cf. 隱 |
From 阝(阜 fù) ‘hill’. In the simple form 隐 the right side is 急 jí ‘urgent’. In the full form 隱 the right side is 爫 over 工 over 彐 over 心 (xīn) ‘heart’. An obsolete character made of 爫 two hands and 工 (gōng) ‘work’, pronounced yǐn, was phonetic. | From 阝(阜 fù) ‘hill’. In the simple form 隐 the right side is 急 jí ‘urgent’. In the full form 隱 the right side is 爫 over 工 over 彐 over 心 (xīn) ‘heart’. An obsolete character made of 爫 two hands and 工 (gōng) ‘work’, pronounced yǐn, was phonetic. | ||
The basic meaning is to retire, go into seclusion. Whether one does so because the 心 heart is content, or in mourning, seems to be a matter of interpretation. The 阝(阜) hills presumably would be the place where one goes to hide away. The simple form may be reinterpreted: to hide out of an 急 urgent need. | The basic meaning is to retire, go into seclusion. Whether one does so because the 心 heart is content, or in mourning, seems to be a matter of interpretation. The 阝(阜) hills presumably would be the place where one goes to hide away. The simple form may be reinterpreted: to hide out of an 急 urgent need. | ||
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