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掩
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conceal

HSK 7
Human →Actions
yǎn
エン
おお.う
엄
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 奄 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 奄 ere long =
掩 conceal
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
奄 Phonetic component
yǎn ere long
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
掩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
掩 [yǎn]
to cover up; to close; to surprise
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (32)
掩护 [yǎn​hù] #2,922
to screen
掩护 [yǎn​hù] #2,922
to screen
掩盖 [yǎn​gài] #3,875
to conceal
掩盖 [yǎn​gài] #3,875
to conceal
掩饰 [yǎn​shì] #4,633
to cover up
掩饰 [yǎn​shì] #4,633
to cover up
遮掩 [zhē​yǎn] #13,841
to cover
掩埋 [yǎn​mái] #13,861
to bury
掩体 [yǎn​tǐ] #11,810
bunker (military)
掩体 [yǎn​tǐ] #11,810
bunker (military)
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 覆う [おおう] #1,824
to cover
⭐ 援護 [えんご] #8,422
support
顔を覆う [かおをおおう] #8,953
to cover one's face
援護射撃 [えんごしゃげき] #28,565
(providing) covering fire
覆い [おおい] #33,463
cover
掩蔽 [えんぺい] #90,321
cover
掩蓋 [えんがい] #208,430
cover(ing)
掩護部隊 [えんごぶたい] #246,597
covering force
掩撃 [えんげき] #261,397
sneak attack (by a small group)
掩体 [えんたい]
emplacement
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