<p>In modern Chinese language, 隠 and 穏 are &quot;錯字(Wrong word)&quot;, the concept of 錯字 equals <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling#Misspellings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">misspelling(s)</a> , But these are also <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_Chinese_characters" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Variant_Chinese_characters(異體字)</a> and judging by existing records, <a href="https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&amp;char=%F0%A2%9A%A9" rel="nofollow noreferrer"></a> is a 異體字 of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%80%A5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">急(quick)</a>.</p>
<p>Now let us talk about <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%9A%B1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;隱&quot;</a> and <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A9%A9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;穩&quot;</a>.</p>
<p>The meaning of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%A5%AF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">㥯(/ yin3 /)</a> is careful, worried...and so on.</p>
<p>[Shuo Wen Jie Zi] (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi</a>) said, For 隱, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%98%9D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">阝</a> (異體字 of <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%98%9C" rel="nofollow noreferrer">阜</a>) to show meaning(significance component), and 㥯 to show pronunciation(sound component). So is 隱 is /ying3/, and its meaning is that the huge shelter(wall, mountain) obstruct the view. So the sb./sth is hidden.</p>
<p>As to 穩, its significance component is <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A6%BE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">禾(cereal)</a>, it's original meaning is &quot;huske the cereal and put them together&quot;, having enough to eat, farmers feel calm.</p>
<p>The sound component of 穩 is 㥯 - I really want to say that, but I can't. 穩  first appeared in 222–589，the existing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sigillary Script(篆書)</a> are writen by future generations. So it is very hard to explain it's pronunciation, which is both the part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Chinese" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Archaic Chinese</a> and the part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonology" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Phonology</a>. I can only say that in Archaic China, 穩 and 隱 and 㥯 may be similar in pronunciation.</p>

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<p>This component shows up as a component of both 隠 and 穏. What is the significance of this component?</p>

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㥯 (also written as ) (yǐn; cautious) is just a sound component in both of these characters, meaning all this component does is give the pronunciation to the character.
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Note that we use 「㥯」 in Chinese; 「」 is from a Japanese standard.
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# What is the significance of component ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-01)

This component shows up as a component of both 隠 and 穏. What is the significance of this component?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 㥯 (also written as ) (yǐn; cautious) is just a sound component in both of these characters, meaning all this component does is give the pronunciation to the character.  
> **username_2**: Note that we use 「㥯」 in Chinese; 「」 is from a Japanese standard.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-01. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

In modern Chinese language, 隠 and 穏 are "錯字(Wrong word)", the concept of 錯字 equals [misspelling(s)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling#Misspellings) , But these are also [Variant\_Chinese\_characters(異體字)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variant_Chinese_characters) and judging by existing records,  is a 異體字 of [急(quick)](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%80%A5).

Now let us talk about ["隱"](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%9A%B1) and ["穩"](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A9%A9).

The meaning of [㥯(/ yin3 /)](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E3%A5%AF) is careful, worried...and so on.

[Shuo Wen Jie Zi] (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi>) said, For 隱, [阝](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%98%9D) (異體字 of [阜](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%98%9C)) to show meaning(significance component), and 㥯 to show pronunciation(sound component). So is 隱 is /ying3/, and its meaning is that the huge shelter(wall, mountain) obstruct the view. So the sb./sth is hidden.

As to 穩, its significance component is [禾(cereal)](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A6%BE), it's original meaning is "huske the cereal and put them together", having enough to eat, farmers feel calm.

The sound component of 穩 is 㥯 - I really want to say that, but I can't. 穩 first appeared in 222–589，the existing [Sigillary Script(篆書)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_script) are writen by future generations. So it is very hard to explain it's pronunciation, which is both the part of [Archaic Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Chinese) and the part of [Phonology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonology). I can only say that in Archaic China, 穩 and 隱 and 㥯 may be similar in pronunciation.

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> **username_4**: How is it that an accepted answer has a negative vote?  

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