匿

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

匸 meaning “box” + 若 sound ( ruò )

Components 匸若

keep out of sight · Heisig RSH #2679

box + Disneyland

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 若 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
若 sound part	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