Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
蔽
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
蔽
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蔽
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蔽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蔽
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蔽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蔽 [bì]
to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蔽 うきがい
Ukigai unclassified name
蔽 うきたに
Ukitani unclassified name
蔽 ふくいけ
Fukuike unclassified name
蔽 ふくお
Fukuo unclassified name
蔽 ふくたけ
Fukutake unclassified name
蔽 ふくたに
Fukutani unclassified name
蔽 ふくち
Fukuchi unclassified name
蔽 ふくぢ
Fukuji unclassified name
蔽 ふくなか
Fukunaka unclassified name
蔽 ふくや
Fukuya unclassified name
蔽 みねお
Mineo unclassified name
蔽 みねじ
Mineji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
隐蔽 [yǐnbì] #7,422
to conceal
隐蔽 [yǐnbì] #7,422
to conceal
屏蔽 [píngbì] #12,223
to screen
蒙蔽 [méngbì] #11,609
to deceive
遮蔽 [zhēbì] #21,311
to cover
掩蔽 [yǎnbì] #29,472
shelter
遮天蔽日 [zhētiānbìrì] #53,070
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
一言以蔽之 [yīyányǐbìzhī] #41,251
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
衣不蔽体 [yībùbìtǐ] #68,722
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
衣不蔽体 [yībùbìtǐ] #68,722
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
⭐ 覆う [おおう] #1,824
to cover
隠蔽 [いんぺい] #10,142
concealment
遮蔽物 [しゃへいぶつ] #24,669
shelter
覆い [おおい] #33,463
cover
遮蔽 [しゃへい] #37,969
shielding
隠蔽工作 [いんぺいこうさく] #44,712
(creating) a cover-up
掩蔽 [えんぺい] #90,321
cover
情報隠蔽 [じょうほういんぺい] #119,710
information hiding
建ぺい率 [けんぺいりつ] #185,845
building-to-land ratio
障屏 [しょうへい] #265,391
partitions in a Japanese house (e.g. screens, sliding doors, etc.)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)