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(ye1) , (ye4) // pronunciations of 掖 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 掖

Unihan definition: support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up

Number of strokes: 11
Examples of other characters consisting of 11 strokes: , , , , , , , , ,

Radical:  64.8

Frequency rank: 3863

General standard index number: 4733

Examples of words containing this character: 宫掖, 张掖, 扶掖, 掖咕, 掖垣, 掖庭, 掖庭, 掖门, 提掖, 奖掖, 藏掖, 诱掖, 轩掖, 张掖市, 靴掖子, 张掖地区, 掖掖盖盖, 藏藏掖掖

English translation (based on CEDICT):

掖[]:
- to tuck (into a pocket)
- to hide
- to conceal
掖[]:
- support by the arm
- to help
- to promote
- at the side

Details

Unicode code point: U+6396

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