匿 Stroke Order

匿 [nì] Definition: 1. To hide, to conceal. - Example: 隐匿 (to hide); 藏匿 (to conceal); 匿名 (to hide one’s name); 销声匿迹 (to vanish without a trace). 2. To conceal. - Example: 匿户 (concealing household registration); 匿心 (hiding true thoughts); 匿年 (not revealing real age); 匿作 (working under a concealed identity); 匿情 (hiding true feelings). 3. (Adjective) Often used interchangeably with the term "慝", meaning bad or evil. 4. Secretly. - Example: 匿留 (to secretly shelter); 匿控 (to secretly accuse). Cited References: 1. Shuo Wen: 匿, meaning to be lost. 2. Guang Ya: 匿, meaning to store away. 3. Zuo Zhuan: 瑾瑜匿瑕 (to hide flaws). 4. Lun Yu: 匿怨而友其人 (to hide resentment while befriending someone). 5. Shi Ji: 引车避匿 (to pull a cart and hide away). This character illustrates the concept of hiding and concealing in various contexts.