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yǎn(yan3) , yàn(yan4) // pronunciations of 掩 in Mandarin Pinyin

Basic information about 掩

Unihan definition: to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush

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

Radical:  64.8

HSK level: 6
Other HSK 6 characters: , , , , , , , , , more hsk 6 charaters »

Frequency rank: 1514

General standard index number: 2166

Examples of words containing this character: 掩埋, 掩映, 掩杀, 掩耳, 掩盖, 掩蔽, 掩藏, 掩护, 掩饰, 掩体, 遮掩, 后掩蔽, 掩样法, 不加掩饰, 掩人耳目, 掩耳盗铃, 掩面而泣, 东掩西遮, 瑕不掩瑜, 遮遮掩掩, 兵来将挡,水来土掩

English translation (based on CEDICT):

掩[yǎn]:
- to cover up
- to close
- to surprise

Details

Unicode code point: U+63A9

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