Chinese symbol for “hide”
隐藏
yǐn cáng
Traditional: 隱藏
to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hide is 隐藏 (yǐn cáng), defined as: to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hide”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide; to evade |
| 潜伏 (潛伏) | qián fú | to hide; to cover up |
| 卧底 (臥底) | wò dǐ | to hide (as an undercover agent); an insider (in a gang of thieves) |
| 藏身 | cáng shēn | to hide; to go into hiding |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 隐藏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隐私 (隱私) | yǐn sī | secrets; private business |
| 隐瞒 (隱瞞) | yǐn mán | to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject) |
| 隐形 (隱形) | yǐn xíng | invisible |
| 隐患 (隱患) | yǐn huàn | a danger concealed within sth; hidden damage |
| 隐蔽 (隱蔽) | yǐn bì | to conceal; to hide |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection |
| 宝藏 (寶藏) | bǎo zàng | precious mineral deposits; hidden treasure |
| 藏书 (藏書) | cáng shū | to collect books; library collection |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hide”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.