匸 (xì) is Kangxi radical no. 23, “hiding place”. In this form it is written with 2 strokes.
As a radical, 匸 (xì) is the part a dictionary files these characters under. Often it hints at the meaning - “hiding place” - but sometimes it is only a shape that the character happened to share.
The characters range from 4 to 10 strokes. 1 of them already appear in HSK 3.0 levels 1–2, and 0 have a full word page of their own.
Good ones to start with: 医 (yī) to cure, to heal, to treat, 区 (qū) area.
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