Chinese Word: 遮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

遮HSK 6

Pinyin: zhē

English Definition: to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal

Chinese Definition:
①挡：遮蔽。遮挡。遮拦。遮阳。遮没。遮阴。
②掩盖，掩蔽：遮丑。遮盖。遮瞒。遮掩。遮人耳目。
③古同“庶”，众多。
④古同“者”，这。

Antonyms: 露

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:庶 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 庶 [ shù ] numerous, various; multitude

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遮掩	zhē yǎn	to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
遮盖	zhē gài	to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
遮挡HSK 6	zhē dǎng	to shelter; to shelter from
遮蔽	zhē bì	to cover; to hide from view; to obstruct or block; defilade (military)
遮天蔽日	zhē tiān bì rì	lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering; omnipresent; of universal importance

1		yuè liang 月亮 gěi 给 yún cai 云彩 zhē zhù 遮住 le 了。 The moon was hidden by clouds.
2		kè tīng 客厅 de 的 chuāng zi 窗子 zhē guāng 遮光 xiào guǒ 效果 hěn hǎo 很好。 The living room window has good shading.
3		tā 她 yòng 用 shàn zi 扇子 zhē zhù 遮住 liǎn 脸， bú yuàn 不愿 bèi 被 bié ren 别人 kàn dào 看到 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 biǎo qíng 表情。 She covered her face with a fan, unwilling to show her expression to others.