# 匸

| 匸 | U+5338, &#21304; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5338 |
| ← 匷 [U+5337] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 匹 → [U+5339] |
| ⼖ | U+2F16, &#12054; KANGXI RADICAL HIDING ENCLOSURE |
| ← ⼕ [U+2F15] | Kangxi Radicals | ⼗ → [U+2F17] |

## Translingual
### Han character

匸 (Kangxi radical 23, 匸+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 一女 (MV) or 難一女 (XMV), composition ⿱一𠃊(G) or ⿱一㇄(HTJK))
* Kangxi radical #23, ⼖.

#### Derived characters

* Appendix:Chinese radical/匸
* 𬼖, 𠔄, 𠍾

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 154, character 35
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2672
* Dae Jaweon: page 347, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 81, character 4
* Unihan data for U+5338

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 匸 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
A graphic sign 𠃊 to symbolize something that hides something or someone.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xì (xi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hai$^2$ / hai$^5$ / wai$^5$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hí
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hē
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xì
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sì
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^4$
*** Yale: syì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hai$^2$ / hai$^5$ / wai$^5$
*** Yale: hái / háih / wáih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hai$^2$ / hai$^5$ / wai$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hei$^2$ / hei$^5$ / wei$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɐi̯³⁵/, /hɐi̯¹³/, /wɐi̯¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē
*** Tâi-lô: hē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: he
*** IPA (Xiamen): /he²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /he²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /he³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³/
* Middle Chinese: xejX
Rime :
| Character | 匸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 胡禮切 |
| Baxter | xejX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hei$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hei$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xɛi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hɛj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /xei$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /xiei$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xiei$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hai$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡeːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 匸 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 13424 |
| Phonetic component | 匸 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 徯 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡeːʔ/ |

### Definitions

匸
* (obsolete) to cover; to conceal
* (Cantonese) Alternative form of 喺

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* enclosure

#### Readings

* Go-on: げ (ge)
* Kan-on: けい (kei)

#### Usage notes

This character is not used on its own in Japanese. It is only used as a radical in composing other characters. The Japanese name for this radical is かくしがまえ (kakushigamae).

## Korean
### Hanja

匸 (eumhun 감출 혜 (gamchul hye))
* hide

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

匸: Hán Nôm readings: hệ
* chữ Hán form of hệ (“Kangxi radical 23—‘hiding enclosure’”).

#### References

* Hán-Việt Từ Điển Trích Dẫn