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CHARACTER 1417 / 2000

掩

Pinyin
yǎn
Strokes
11
Kangxi radical
手

DEFINITION

  • to cover (with the hand)
  • shut, conceal
  • ambush

In English. to cover (with the hand), or shut, conceal, or ambush.

EXAMPLE WORD

掩护 yǎn hù

to screen

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