How to write 掩

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "掩"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 掩

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "掩"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 掩

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Meaning of 掩

Pinyin yǎn

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

cover up / to surprise

Usage

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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