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掖
yē
to tuck, to fold; to support
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⿰扌夜
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yè
夜
night, dark; under cover of night
💡 Ideographic:
A person 亻 sneaking by under cover 亠 of night 夕
8 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 掖 (20)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
掖
↗
yè
support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side
yè
掖
↗
support by the arm / to help / to promote / at the side
掖
↗
yē
to tuck (into a pocket) / to hide / to conceal
yē
掖
↗
to tuck (into a pocket) / to hide / to conceal
张掖市
↗
Zhāngyèshì
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
Zhāngyèshì
张掖市
↗
Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu
掖咕
↗
yēgu
to toss aside / to misplace
yēgu
掖咕
↗
to toss aside / to misplace
掖垣
↗
yèyuán
sidewalls of a palace
yèyuán
掖垣
↗
sidewalls of a palace
掖庭
↗
yētíng
palace residence of concubine / palace office
yētíng
掖庭
↗
palace residence of concubine / palace office
掖庭
↗
yètíng
side quarters of a palace
yètíng
掖庭
↗
side quarters of a palace
掖掖盖盖
↗
yēyēgàigài
stealthily / clandestinely
yēyēgàigài
掖掖盖盖
↗
stealthily / clandestinely
掖门
↗
yèmén
small side door of a palace
yèmén
掖门
↗
small side door of a palace
提掖
↗
tíyē
to recommend sb for a promotion / to guide and support sb
tíyē
提掖
↗
to recommend sb for a promotion / to guide and support sb