entries → 隱
TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL C1 (est.)
隱 =
ㄧㄣˇ · yǐn
verb — to hide, conceal; adj — hidden, latent

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a mound — something to tuck behind
yǐn — the right side: a hand, work, and a heart kept covered
A mound (阝) to get behind, with 㥯 yǐn giving the sound — a heart (心) held under covering hands. Tucked out of sight: to hide oneself away (隱藏、隱士), and what stays unseen — the secret (隱私), the latent (隱患).

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

人閃到土坡()後頭,把那顆心(心)按住,連影子都收起來。
He slips behind the mound (阝), presses the heart (心) still, and even his shadow is gone.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)隱藏、隱蔽— to hide, conceal常用
隱私、隱情— what is kept secret
隱患— a latent trouble, hidden danger
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension