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Chinese symbol for “invisible”

隐形
yǐn xíng
Traditional: 隱形
invisible

The closest CC-CEDICT match for invisible is 隐形 (yǐn xíng), defined as: invisible.

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
形 xíng
form, shape; to appear; to describe; to look
radical 59 ⼺ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “invisible”

WordPinyinMeaning
无形 (無形)wú xíngincorporeal; virtual
看不见 (看不見)kàn bu jiàncannot see; cannot be seen
隐身 (隱身)yǐn shēnto hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隐形.

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)
隐患 (隱患)yǐn huàna danger concealed within sth; hidden damage
隐蔽 (隱蔽)yǐn bìto conceal; to hide
形成xíng chéngto form; to take shape
形式xíng shìouter appearance; form
形象xíng xiàngimage; form

See also: Japanese symbol for “invisible”.

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.