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Meaning of 掩

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Pinyin: yǎn
English Definition: to cover up; to close; to surprise
Chinese Definition:
①遮蔽,遮盖:掩护。掩体。掩饰。掩映。掩盖。掩蔽。掩埋。掩人耳目。瑕不掩瑜。藏瑕掩疵。
②关,合:掩闭。掩门。掩卷。
③门、窗、箱柜等关合时夹住了东西:掩了手。
④乘人不备而袭击或捉拿:掩杀。掩击。掩袭。
Total strokes: 11; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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Example Words
掩饰 yǎn shì to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over
掩盖 yǎn gài to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
掩护 yǎn to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; Classifiers:
遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
掩映 yǎn yìng hidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
More: 掩* | *掩 | *掩*
Example Sentences
1
Love and a cough cannot be hidden.
2
He did his best to conceal his expression.
3
He firmly believes that the truth can never be covered up.
4
She put a smile on her face to conceal her true emotions.