Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Tools
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
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)

掩藏
yǎncáng
hidden
遮掩
zhēyǎn
to cover
掩饰
yǎnshì
to cover up
HSK 6
掩体
yǎntǐ
bunker (military)
掩埋
yǎnmái
to bury
掩蔽
yǎnbì
shelter
掩护
yǎnhù
to screen
HSK 6
掩杀
yǎnshā
to make a surprise attack
掩耳
yǎněr
to refuse to listen
掩盖
yǎngài
to conceal
HSK 6
掩样法
yǎnyàngfǎ
illusion
后掩蔽
hòuyǎnbì
backward masking
遮遮掩掩
zhēzhēyǎnyǎn
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
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
不加掩饰
bùjiāyǎnshì
undisguised
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

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Support

❤️ Donate

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.