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掩

yǎn

HSK 6 Character

What 掩 means

1. to cover up; to conceal
2. to close (a door, book etc)
3. colloquialto get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
4. literaryto launch a surprise attack

Example sentences

• 你在掩饰什幺？
  What are you hiding?
• 她试图掩饰她的泪水。
  Tā shìtú yǎnshì tā de lèishuǐ.
  She tried to hide her tears.
• 我不能掩饰我的心情。
  I can't hide my feelings.
• 她没有试图掩盖真相。
  She didn't try to hide the truth.
• 汤姆不能掩饰他的失望。
  Tāngmǔ bù néng yǎnshì tā de shīwàng.
  Tom couldn't conceal his disappointment.
• 汤姆，你能帮我掩护吗？
  Tom, will you cover for me?

Words starting with 掩

• 掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal; to mask
• 掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
• 掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield; to cover
• 掩映yǎn yìnghidden from view; alternately hidden and visible; setting off each other
• 掩埋yǎn máito bury
• 掩藏yǎn cánghidden; covered; concealed
• 掩体yǎn tǐbunker (military)
• 掩耳盗铃yǎn ěr dào línglit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself…
• 掩卷yǎn juàn(literary) to close the book (after a reading session)
• 掩杀yǎn shāto make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy)
• 掩码yǎn mǎ(computing) mask
• 掩耳yǎn ěrto refuse to listen
• 掩样法yǎn yàng fǎillusion
• 掩人耳目yǎn rén ěr mùto fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes
• 掩蔽yǎn bìshelter; screen; cover; protection
• 掩面而泣yǎn miàn ér qìto bury one's head in one's hands and weep (idiom)

Words containing 掩

• 遮掩zhē yǎnto cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)
• 虚掩xū yǎnto partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut…
• 遮遮掩掩zhē zhē yǎn yǎnto be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom)
• 不加掩饰bù jiā yǎn shìundisguised
• 东掩西遮dōng yǎn xī zhēto cover up the truth on all sides (idiom)
• 后掩蔽hòu yǎn bìbackward masking
• 瑕不掩瑜xiá bù yǎn yúlit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom)
• 兵来将挡，水来土掩bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎncounter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom)…

Characters built on 奄

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

• 淹yānto flood; to submerge; to drown
• 俺ǎnI (northern dialects)
• 阉yānto castrate; a castrate; neuter
• 鹌ānused in 鹌鹑
• 庵ānhut; small temple; nunnery
• 唵ǎn(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff sth in one's mouth…
• 崦yānname of a mountain in Gansu
• 罨yǎnfoment; valve

Characters that look like 掩

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

• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 桶tǒngbucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc)
• 淹yānto flood; to submerge; to drown
• 腌āused in 腌臜; Taiwan pr. āng
• 捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
• 搔sāoto scratch; old variant of 骚

Sounds the same

Read yǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 眼eye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out…
• 衍to spread out; to develop; to overflow
• 琰gem; glitter of gems
• 广"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序…
• 鼹mole
• 偃to lie supine; to stop; to fall down
• 奄suddenly; abruptly; hastily
• 魇to have a nightmare
• 俨majestic; dignified
• 兖used in 兖州
• 弇to cover; trap