匿
to hide
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,148 U+533F
How 匿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
匸 (semantic, “box”) + 若 (phonetic, ruò)
How to remember it
keep out of sight · Heisig RSH #2679
box + Disneyland
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 若
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 若 (ruò) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 若 sound component | ruò | if, supposing, assuming; similar |
| 诺 | nuò | to promise; to approve, to assent to |
| 惹 | rě | to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex |
| 喏 | nuò | respectful reply of assent to superiors |
| 偌 | ruò | thus, so, like, such |
| 箬 | ruò | bamboo skin; broad-leaved bamboo |
| 锘 | nuò | nobelium |
Words containing 匿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布匿战争 | Bù nì Zhàn zhēng | the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage |
| 匿影藏形 | nì yǐng cáng xíng | to hide from public view; to conceal one's identity; to lay low |
| 匿名信 | nì míng xìn | anonymous letter |
| 销声匿迹 | xiāo shēng nì jì | to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low |
| 匿名 | nì míng | anonymous; to remain anonymous |
| 匿报 | nì bào | to withhold information |
| 藏匿 | cáng nì | to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding |
| 隐匿 | yǐn nì | to cover up; to hide; to conceal |
| 猫匿 | māo nì | variant of 貓膩|猫腻[mao1 ni4] |
| 匿迹 | nì jì | to go into hiding |