匿 nì to hide
to hide; to go into hiding
怎么记住“匿”: 匚 side box + 若 if = to hide. The cat jumps into the cardboard side box whenever the doorbell rings, as if she knows the vet is coming and needs to hide.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
匿 = 匚 side box + 若 if
- 匚 side box meaning
- 若 if sound
The cat jumps into the cardboard side box whenever the doorbell rings, as if she knows the vet is coming and needs to hide.
How it came to be
The hidden box gives the meaning and the part for if the sound.
用法
- To hide/conceal (oneself or facts): 隐匿 (yǐnnì) to conceal, 藏匿 (cángnì) to go into hiding, 匿名 (nìmíng) anonymous.
- 匿名 is the high-frequency word: 匿名信 (nìmíngxìn) an anonymous letter, 匿名举报 to report anonymously.
- Written register; implies deliberately keeping out of sight.