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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).

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
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隐性.

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
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe 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.

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