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掩
yǎn
1. to cover up
2. to close
3. to surprise
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

掩
yǎn
to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

掩埋
yǎnmái
to bury
掩杀
yǎnshā
to make a surprise attack
掩耳
yǎněr
to refuse to listen
掩盖
yǎngài
to conceal
HSK 6
掩蔽
yǎnbì
shelter
掩藏
yǎncáng
hidden
掩护
yǎnhù
to screen
HSK 6
掩饰
yǎnshì
to cover up
HSK 6
掩体
yǎntǐ
bunker (military)
遮掩
zhēyǎn
to cover
后掩蔽
hòuyǎnbì
backward masking
掩样法
yǎnyàngfǎ
illusion
不加掩饰
bùjiāyǎnshì
undisguised
掩人耳目
yǎnréněrmù
to fool people (idiom)
掩耳盗铃
yǎněrdàolíng
lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
掩面而泣
yǎnmiànérqì
to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)
东掩西遮
dōngyǎnxīzhē
to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
瑕不掩瑜
xiábùyǎnyú
lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster
遮遮掩掩
zhēzhēyǎnyǎn
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐláitǔyǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,513
Word Frequency Rank
1,605 of 84,292