Chinese symbol for “recessive”
隐性
yǐn xìng
Traditional: 隱性
hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recessive is 隐性 (yǐn xìng), defined as: hidden; crypto-; recessive (gene).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 隐性.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隐藏 (隱藏) | yǐn cáng | to hide; to conceal |
| 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 |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recessive”.
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.