隐密
yǐn​mì

secret

隐 yǐn hide Simplified

Simplified form of 隱. Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 㥯 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

急
急 Simplified component
jí urgent

Shorthand for the phonetic 㥯 component in the traditional character 隱.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

瘾

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

密 mì secret

Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 宓 represents the sound.

Components

宓
宓 Sound component
mì, fú quiet
山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

嘧

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmitmri[t] dense

說文解字

《說文》：“密，山如堂者。从山，宓聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

隱 yǐn hide Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 㥯 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

㥯
㥯 Sound component
yǐn careful

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

檃癮

Remnant (0 of 1 verified)

檃

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'j+nX[ʔ](r)ə[n]ʔ grieved; suffering
'j+nX[ʔ](r)ə[n]ʔ conceal
'j+nHʔ(r)ə[r]ʔ-s lean on

說文解字

《說文》：“隱，蔽也。从，聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)