[[Radicals]] #Radicals #2-Strokes ## 匸 (xǐ) Kanxi Radical 23 ![[匸 (xǐ).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 匸 (xì) is a Chinese character component that is used to enclose and hide other components within a character. It is a relatively rare radical and has no inherent meaning of its own. It appears at the top or bottom of a character and is similar in appearance to the radical 匚 (fāng), which means "box". Characters that contain the radical 匸 often have meanings related to hiding, concealing, enclosing, or covering. ## Examples Here are some characters that contain the radical 匸 (xì): [[亡 wáng]] - lose; be gone; die [[望 wàng]] - observe; toward, to [[忘 wàng]] - to forget; to fail to remember