匸 - xì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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2 strokes
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匸

xì

Definition

conceal
cover
box
radical (Kang Xi 23)
see also 匚

Character Decomposition

Compounds (9)

区

qū

area; region; district; small; distinguish

医

yī

medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat

亡

wáng

to die; to perish; deceased; graphic component (often seen in other characters); to lose; to be gone; to run away; to escape; to flee; to subjugate; to conquer

匹

pǐ

classifier (for horses, mules etc); classifier (bolts, for cloth; rolls, for silk, etc); measure word; matchless; pearless; single; lone ; ordinary person; horsepower

匹

pī

classifier; measure word (for horses, mules, etc); mate; one of a pair

to hide

horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall; shallow round woven bamboo basket

匽

yǎn

to hide, to secrete, to repress; to bend