Phonetic (pinyin: yǐn, y n) is a first-class standardized Chinese character (commonly used word). The oldest form of this word is the Warring States script. The original meaning of "concealment" is to build a wall to cover up, and the extension refers to hiding and covering up. It also means hiding from others. Further extension refers to hiding. It also extends to hidden things. For example, "secrets that can't be told" and "hiding" also mean pity and sympathy.

Writing source:

Regarding the configuration of "concealment", Xu Shen's Shuo Wen Jie Zi is interpreted as "from? (Variant of "Fu")? " Sound ",that is to say, this word is based on the shape of Fu, meaning" sound? "A pictophonetic character for phonetic notation. From the word "fu", which is mostly related to topography and architecture, it can be understood that it is blocked by the earth mountain and can't see the scenery in front.

Xu Shen said "hidden" beside the sound is "?" . It is worth noting that there is "hidden" but there is no "?" Among the figures before Qin and Han Dynasties. . Some papers show that the right half of the hidden word was originally written as "? Clothes again ","[?" "You You" is a variant of "Qian", and here is the phonetic symbol, which means pronunciation.

The writing of "clothes" and "heart" in Qin and Han dynasties is similar, and "yin" often means "worry" and "sadness", so the clothes in Qin and Han dynasties were transformed into "heart" intentionally or unintentionally. "?" Combining the two variants of "cong" and "you", the strokes that originally belonged to the upper part of clothes were transformed into the shape of "I"

Therefore, it has become a modern traditional "hidden" word. When modern Chinese characters are simplified, the right part is simplified as "urgent" in cursive script. "?" In Shuo Wen? They are all radicals intercepted from the erroneous word "Yin" and have the pronunciation of "Yin". The "stability" and "stability" of later generations? All the words are in it? New pictophonetic characters based on Chinese characters.

Concealment is extended from the original meaning of "invisible from the mountain" to "concealment", "invisibility" and "invisibility". Mountains and lakes are inaccessible and isolated.

So some literati who want to escape from society, stay away from politics and seek spiritual liberation often choose green mountains and green waters to hide themselves, and "seclusion" means seclusion. A hermit is a hermit.