𤔌
yǐn

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Depicts an object (工) hidden between two hands (𠬪). Ancient form of 隱.

Components

𠬪
𠬪 Iconic component
biào leave something behind

Depicts two hands.

工
工 Iconic component
gōng work

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

㥯

說文解字

《說文》：“，有所依據也。从、工，讀與隱同。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)