隐蔽所 (yǐn bì suǒ) — hiding place, shelter

Definition

noun
hiding placeshelter
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 隐蔽所。
    Tā zài sēn lín lǐ zhǎo dào le yí gè ān quán de yǐn bì suǒ.
    He found a safe hiding place in the forest.
  • ，隐蔽所。
    Zhàn zhēng shí qī, zhè ge yǐn bì suǒ bǎo hù le xǔ duō nàn mín.
    During wartime, this shelter protected many refugees.
  • 隐蔽所。
    Tā men yòng shù zhī dā jiàn le yí gè lín shí yǐn bì suǒ.
    They built a temporary shelter using branches.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

隐蔽hidden
隐yǐnhide蔽bìconceal
联合Side by side
所suǒplace

隐蔽 means hidden, and 所 points to a place, giving a concealed shelter.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隱; 隐 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阝Written in full as阜fù
Sound part声符shēngfú
㥯
㥯㥯隱yǐn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隱 pairs 阝 (阜) with 㥯 to give the sound; the simplified 隐 is a shorthand, so its right side is not 㥯.

Open 隐 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
敝
敝bì蔽⁰bì
Same sound today

蔽 combines 艸 (grass) with 敝, which gives the sound.

Open 蔽 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

Open 所 →

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