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title: "Yinxing Meaning: 隐形 (invisible) or 阴性 ( negative)?"
description: "隐形 (traditional 隱形, yǐnxíng) means “invisible; hidden”. Not the yinxing you heard? See 阴性, 隐性. Hear its tones, see what 隐 and 形 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yinxing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 隐形 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

隐形 yǐnxíng

## invisible; hidden

## Its characters

1. 隐 yǐn hidden
2. 形 xíng shape

## In a sentence

用这种墨水写的字是隐形的。 Words written with this ink are invisible.

[More about 隐形](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%90%E5%BD%A2)

## Other words said yinxing

- [阴性yīnxìng(med.) negative (test result)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%98%B4%E6%80%A7)
- [隐性yǐnxìng(genetics) recessive](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9A%90%E6%80%A7)

## More words with 隐 or 形

- [变形 biànxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianxing)
- [地形 dìxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dixing)
- [情形 qíngxing](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qingxing)
- [图形 túxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuxing)
- [外形 wàixíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waixing)
- [无形 wúxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuxing)
- [形成 xíngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingcheng)
- [形容 xíngróng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingrong)
- [形式 xíngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingshi)
- [形态 xíngtài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xingtai)

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