隐讳
yǐn​huì

be reticent

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

讳 huì conceal Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 韦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諱.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

韦
韦 Sound component
wéi, huí tanned leather

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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)

諱 conceal Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 韋 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
韋
韋 Sound component
(surround a city), tanned leather

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷɯls

說文解字

誋也。从言韋聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)