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隐形

yǐnxíng

invisible; hidden

A child in a peach cloak seems to fade into a cream wall
Memory picture

Characters in this word

隐 yǐn

Strokes
11
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 急 anxious, worried
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 隐

形 xíng

Strokes
7
Radical
彡 — hair
Made of
开 to open 彡 hair
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 形

Example phrases

  • 隐形成本往往比账面支出更难控制。 Yǐnxíng chéngběn wǎngwǎng bǐ zhàngmiàn zhīchū gèng nán kòngzhì. Hidden costs are often harder to control than expenses shown on the books.
  • 童话里的小精灵披上斗篷就能隐形。 Tónghuà lǐ de xiǎo jīnglíng pī shàng dǒupéng jiù néng yǐnxíng. In fairy tales, a little elf becomes invisible just by throwing on a cloak.
  • 照片上的隐形水印能有效保护版权。 Zhàopiàn shàng de yǐnxíng shuǐyìn néng yǒuxiào bǎohù bǎnquán. An invisible watermark on a photo can effectively protect copyright.

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