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掖

yē

Character

What 掖 means

1. to tuck (into a pocket)
2. to hide
3. to conceal

Other readings

掖 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yèto support by the arm; to help; to promote

Example sentences

• 掖着！
  Tuck in!

Words starting with 掖

• 掖咕yē guto toss aside; to misplace
• 掖垣yè yuánsidewalls of a palace
• 掖庭yè tíngLateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices)
• 掖门yè ménsmall side door of a palace
• 掖掖盖盖yē yē gài gàistealthily; clandestinely

Words containing 掖

• 宫掖gōng yèpalace apartments
• 扶掖fú yèto support; to help
• 提掖tí yèto recommend sb for a promotion; to guide and support sb
• 奖掖jiǎng yèto reward and promote
• 藏掖cáng yēto try to cover up; hiding place
• 诱掖yòu yèto help and encourage
• 轩掖xuān yèforbidden place
• 张掖市Zhāng yè ShìZhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肃省
• 靴掖子xuē yē zidouble layer of padding in a boot
• 藏藏掖掖cáng cáng yē yēto conceal
• 张掖Zhāng yèsee 张掖市

Characters built on 夜

These share the phonetic component 夜 (yè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 液yè(bound form) a liquid; also pr. yì
• 腋yè(bound form) armpit; axilla; axil

Characters that look like 掖

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 旋xuánto revolve; a loop; a circle
• 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
• 梗gěngbranch; stem; stalk
• 掇duōto pick up; to collect; to gather up
• 捩liètear; twist

Sounds the same

Read yē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 耶(phonetic ye)
• 噎to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
• 椰(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. yé
• 吔onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh
• 倻used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names
• 蠮wasp of the family Sphecidae