How to Write 隡 (sà) — Meaning “Sa (used in transliterations)”

Imagine a person (亻) wearing a big hat (大) standing on a hill (阝) and saying 'Sa!' This visual helps connect the left radical with the right component and the sound 'sà'.

Write the left radical 阝 first, making it narrow and tall. The right part is complex; pay attention to the stroke order: start at the top, then the left-falling stroke, then the central vertical, and finish with the bottom strokes. Keep the character balanced so the right side does not become too wide.

郾 (yǎn) and 鄂 (è) are used in Chinese place names, while 隡 is only for phonetic transliteration of foreign words. Visually, 郾 has a simpler right part (匽), 鄂 has a right part with a mouth (咢), and 隡 has a more intricate right side with multiple strokes.

隡 is extremely rare and appears only in historical or ancient transliterations, such as 隡陀 (Satuo) or 隡那 (Sana). You will not find it in everyday modern Chinese; it is mainly studied in specialized contexts like Buddhist scripture or historical linguistics.

Common words containing 隡 include: 隡陀 (sà tuó) — Satuo (an ancient transliterated term); 隡那 (sà nà) — Sana (a name or transliterated term); 隡马 (sà mǎ) — Sama (a name or transliterated term).