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Meaning of 掩

Pinyin yǎn

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

cover up / to surprise

Usage

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掩 [yǎn] 1. 遮蔽，遮盖。 [En.] Cover; screen. 例: 掩护; 掩体; 掩饰; 掩映; 掩盖; 掩蔽; 掩埋; 掩人耳目; 瑕不掩瑜; 藏瑕掩疵. 2. 关，合。 [En.] Shut; close. 例: 掩闭; 掩门; 掩卷. 3. 门、窗、箱柜等关合时夹住了东西。 [En.] Get squeezed when doors, windows, or cabinets close. 例: 掩了手. 4. 乘人不备而袭击或捉拿。 [En.] Attack by surprise. 例: 掩杀; 掩击; 掩袭. 【本义】: 遮蔽. 【造字法】: 会意。从手，从奄，奄亦声. 同本义 1. [En.] Cover; screen. 藏 2. [En.] Hide. 止 3. [En.] Stop. 乘其不备 4. [En.] Attack by surprise. 袭击 5. [En.] Attack. 关闭; 合上 6. [En.] Shut; close. 意外地被夹住 7. [En.] Get squeezed. 抹杀 8. [En.] Erase. 引文 1. 《说文》: 掩，敛也。小上曰掩. 2. 《仪礼·士丧礼》: 掩练帛，广终幅。注: “裹首也.” 3. 《史记·司马相如传》: 掩薄草渚. 4. 《周髀算经》: 空正掩日. 5. 《聊斋志异·促织》: 掩口胡卢而笑. 6. 清· 方域《壮梅堂文集》: 掩其上哉. 7. 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》: 手巾掩口. 8. 唐· 李白《梦游天姥吟留别》: 势拔五岳掩赤诚. 例词掩圹 (將棺木放入墓穴內，加土掩埋); 掩心 (護胸的鎧甲); 掩土 (蓋土埋葬); 掩面 (蓋在屍體面部的白色的布或絹); 掩著 (掩蓋剽竊他人文章的痕跡). 藏引文 1. 《左传·文公十八年》: 掩贼为臧. 注: “匿也.” 2. 《礼记·月令》: 处必掩身. 例词掩掩缩缩 (躲躲藏藏); 掩敛 (遮藏躲闪); 掩败 (掩饰失败); 掩秘 (隐瞒，秘而不宣). 止引文 1. 掩，止也。——《方言》十三. 2. 王褒《洞箫赋》: 掩以绝灭. 注: “止息貌.” 3. 潘岳《西征赋》: 掩细柳而抚剑. 注: “止也.” 例词掩取 (乘其不意而夺取或捕捉); 掩捕 (乘其不备而逮捕). 袭击例词掩攻 (袭击，乘人不备而加以攻击); 掩击 (袭击; 冲杀). 关闭; 合上引文 1. 清· 方苞《左忠毅公逸事》: 为掩户. 例词掩亚 (关闭); 掩关 (关闭; 关门). 意外地被夹住例词小心门掩了你的手. 抹杀引文 1. 《左传·僖公三十三年》: 一眚掩大德.

掩埋 yǎn mái

to bury

掩护 yǎn hù

to screen / to shield / to cover / protection / cover / CL:面[mian4]

掩盖 yǎn gài

to conceal / to hide behind / to cover up

遮掩 zhē yǎn

to cover / to mask / to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

掩饰 yǎn shì

to cover up / to conceal / to mask / to gloss over

掩映 yǎn yìng

hidden from view / alternately hidden and visible / setting off each other

虚掩 xū yǎn

with the door left unlocked or unlatched

掩体 yǎn tǐ

bunker (military)

掩藏 yǎn cáng

hidden / covered / concealed

掩蔽 yǎn bì

shelter / screen / cover / protection

掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù

to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes

遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn

to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)

迅雷不及掩耳 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr

as sudden as lightning / extremely sudden and swift

迅雷不及掩耳之势 xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr zhī shì

Thunder is too fast to cover your ears

水来土掩 shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn

When the flood approaches bank up to keep it out. / have means to resist

掩卷 yǎn juǎn

Cover up

掩鼻 yǎn bí

Cover nose

掩耳盗铃 yǎn ěr dào líng

lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell / to deceive oneself / to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)

掩门 yǎn mén

Cover the door

掩蔽部 yǎn bì bù

covered emplacement

掩面而泣 yǎn miàn ér qì

to bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

掩蔽体 yǎn bì tǐ

Shelter