Origin

This character combines the container shape on the left and right (匸, a radical that represents an enclosed space or shelter) with the middle component 若, which means young or weak. Together they create the image of something weak or small being enclosed and protected within a shelter, which naturally led to the meaning of hiding or sheltering someone. The doubled container frames suggest a place of refuge where something or someone can be concealed from view.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).