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Chinese symbol for “innuendo”

隐射
yǐn shè
Traditional: 隱射
(to fire) innuendo; to insinuate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for innuendo is 隐射 (yǐn shè), defined as: (to fire) innuendo; to insinuate.

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

隐 yǐn
to hide, to conceal; secret, hidden
radical 170 ⾩ · 11 strokes
射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “innuendo”

WordPinyinMeaning
影射yǐng shèto refer obliquely to; to insinuate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隐射.

WordPinyinMeaning
隐藏 (隱藏)yǐn cángto hide; to conceal
隐私 (隱私)yǐn sīsecrets; private business
隐瞒 (隱瞞)yǐn mánto conceal; to hide (a taboo subject)
隐形 (隱形)yǐn xínginvisible
隐患 (隱患)yǐn huàna danger concealed within sth; hidden damage
隐蔽 (隱蔽)yǐn bìto conceal; to hide
发射 (發射)fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
辐射 (輻射)fú shèto radiate; radiation

See also: Japanese symbol for “innuendo”.

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.