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zhē

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zhē Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhē | zhe1
English translation
to cover up (a shortcoming)
to screen off
to hide
to conceal
to cover, to protect, to shield

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About zhē

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

zhē

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of zhē

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶庶

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

shù

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and shù represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhē

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房子 fáng zi bèi 巨大 jùdà de shù suǒ 遮蔽 zhē bì .

The house is shadowed by a huge tree.

zéi yòng 长统袜 cháng tǒng wà 遮住 zhē zhù liǎn .

The thief masked his face with a stocking.

Lóu shǎng de měi 房间 fángjiān dōu yǒu fēi yán zhē 阴的阳台 yángtái .

Each upstairs room opened on a balcony shaded by an overhanging roof.

莲叶 de 阴凉 yīn liáng 遮蔽 zhē bì . páng de 柳树 liǔ shù 环绕 huán rào .

The lotuses conceal him poplars by the stream surround him.

由于 yóuyú 适应 shìyìng xìng , 叶片 yè piàn Néng 适应 shìyìng 向阳 Xiàng yáng huò zhē Yīn de 条件 tiáojiàn .

In fact, leaves may adapt to sun or shade as a result of acclimatization.

Words with zhē

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhē to hide zhē
遮住 zhē zhù to block遮住 zhē zhù
遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover遮掩 zhē yǎn
遮盖 zhē gài to hide遮蓋
遮挡 zhēdǎng to shelter遮擋
遮蔽 zhē bì to cover遮蔽 zhē bì
遮阳 zhē yáng to shield from the sun遮陽
遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn
遮羞布 zhē xiū bù G-string遮羞布 zhē xiū bù
遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì omnipresent遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì
旁遮普 Páng zhē pǔ Punjab state of India旁遮普 Páng zhē pǔ
遮羞 zhē xiū to hush up a scandal遮羞 zhē xiū
一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān lit. to hide the sky with one hand一手遮天 yī shǒu zhē tiān
旁遮普省 Páng zhē pǔ shěng Punjab province of Pakistan旁遮普省 Páng zhē pǔ shěng
遮阳板 zhē yáng bǎn sun visor遮陽板
遮断 zhē duàn to cut off遮斷
遮目鱼 zhē mù yú milkfish (Chanos chanos)遮目魚

zhē Decomposition & Compounds

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zhē Decomposition

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