ẩn

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectiveverbnoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [ʔən˧˩]Huế [ʔəŋ˧˨]Saigon [ʔəŋ˨˩˦] browser voice

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ẩndippinghỏi

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ẩn means latent; hidden.

Chinese characters: 隱

Meanings of ẩn in English

Adjective

latent
hidden

Verb

of a person to seclude oneself from the world
literary to hide oneself
to hide

Noun

abbreviation clipping of ẩn số (“mathematical unknown”)

Words with ẩn

ẩn danh ẩn dật ẩn dụ ẩn giấu ẩn náu ẩn nấp ẩn núp ẩn số ẩn thân bí ẩn tiềm ẩn trắc ẩn ẩn hoạ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隱.

Frequently asked questions

What does ẩn mean in English?

ẩn (adjective) means "latent; hidden".

How do you pronounce ẩn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔən˧˩]; Saigon [ʔəŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: ẩn — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is ẩn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. ẩn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 隱.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.