匿

匿 · nì

hide; go into hiding

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

hide; go into hiding

Mandarin
nì
Cantonese
nik1

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 匿 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

トクジョクジ

Kun’yomi · hiragana

かくすかくれる

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

トク ジョク ジ かくす かくれる

Korean 한국어

Hanja readings · Hangul

닉익

Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.

Reading sources explained
닉
KS X 1001 (0) · Personal-name Hanja (N)
익
KS X 1001 (0)
Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kHangul ↗ · provisional property

닉:0N 익:0

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Character readings · Quốc ngữ

nặc

Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kVietnamese ↗ · provisional property

nặc

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+533F
Radical
匸 · 23
Strokes
10 · Unihan
Residual
9

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

10 strokes
匿
Strokes
10
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

10 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿷匚若(GJKPV)
⿷匸若(HT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 匿

Character connections

1 catalogue records include this shape in their first retained IDS. Graphical containment does not imply shared etymology.

Component roles · attributed

Source analyses, kept separate from modern IDS. CJKVI labels are not individually verified historical conclusions. Evidence & limits ↗

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Reverse links to attributed component analyses. Open each character for its role, source and words. Shared components do not establish word ancestry.

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant property is retained for this record.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
nrik · 女力 反切 · #3704
Middle Chinese
thok · 他德 反切 · #4013

Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.

Source row & reading categories

CSV line 19332 · nrik = 曾開三入蒸娘 · thok = 曾開一入登透

Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
nì
kCantonese
nik1
kDefinition
hide; go into hiding
kTotalStrokes
10
kRSUnicode
23.9
kGradeLevel
6
kTGH
2013:1776

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
nì,tè 10086.120
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

Find examples using 匿 ↗

The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
11dictionary records using 匿1forms using this shape2attributed sound links
⿷ Open at the right

Shape description
匚 encloses 若 from the left · the shape used in China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿷匚若$(GJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

Decompose & trace ↗Browse all 11 word records ↗Explore sound families ↗Component search ↗
Retained descriptions & scope

^⿷匚若$(GJKPV)

^⿷匸若$(HT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.