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yǎn

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yǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎn | yan3
English translation
to cover up
to close
to surprise
to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut

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About yǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

yǎn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of yǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌奄

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

yǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and yǎn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yǎn

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zuàn jǐn 双手 shuāng shǒu 放在 tuǐ shǎng ,掩饰 yǎnshì 颤抖 chàndǒu .

She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling.

车道 chē dào bèi zhū 柏树 bǎi shù 掩蔽 yǎn bì zhāo .

The driveway was sheltered by a large cypress tree.

táo 红柳绿相互 xiāng hù 掩映 yǎn yìng .

The pink peaches and green willows set each other off.

骄傲 jiāoào hàn 使 shǐ 进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán ,她再无法 wú fǎ 掩饰 yǎnshì le .

The straIt'she was in through pride and shrewishness could not be disguised longer.

Néng 省略 shěnglüè 任何 rènhé 刺眼 cì yǎn de 纹路 wén lù , 不能 bù néng 掩饰 yǎnshì 任何 rènhé 讨厌 tǎoyàn 的丑 chǔ .

Omit no harsh line , smooth away no displeasing irregularity.

Words with yǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
掩护 yǎnhù to screen掩護
掩盖 yǎngài to conceal掩蓋
掩饰 yǎnshì to cover up掩飾
yǎn to close yǎn
遮掩 zhē yǎn to cover遮掩 zhē yǎn
掩埋 yǎn mái to bury掩埋 yǎn mái
掩体 yǎn tǐ bunker (military)掩體
掩藏 yǎn cáng hidden掩藏 yǎn cáng
掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom)掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù
掩映 yǎn yìng hidden from view掩映 yǎn yìng
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
掩蔽 yǎn bì shelter掩蔽 yǎn bì
掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng to deceive oneself掩耳盜鈴
瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)瑕不掩瑜 xiá bù yǎn yú
掩杀 yǎn shā to make a surprise attack掩殺
掩耳 yǎn ěr to refuse to listen掩耳 yǎn ěr

yǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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yǎn Decomposition

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