yǎn

to cover up; to close; to surprise

HSK 6 #1514

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1514th character
Radical ⼿ (64.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2166

Definitions

掩 yǎn
  1. 1. to cover up
  2. 2. to close
  3. 3. to surprise

Stroke order

掩 stroke order diagram
掩 stroke order animation

Words containing 掩

Word Meaning
protection; to shield; to cover
to conceal; to cover up; to hide behind
to conceal; to cover up; to mask
bunker (military)
to bury
to cover; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc); to mask
hidden; concealed; covered
to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
cover; screen; shelter
to deceive oneself
undisguised
undisguised
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
backward masking
backward masking
setting off each other; alternately hidden and visible
illusion
illusion
to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
to refuse to listen
to deceive oneself
to conceal; to cover up; to hide behind
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