掩 yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奄 to remain, to tarry
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
掩盖
yǎngài
to cover up; to conceal
Characters in this word
盖 gài
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 羊 sheep, goat 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 漂亮的财务报表掩盖不了现金流紧张的现实。 Piàoliang de cáiwù bàobiǎo yǎngài bù liǎo xiànjīnliú jǐnzhāng de xiànshí. Attractive financial statements cannot cover up the reality of tight cash flow.
- 他想掩盖错误，结果被老板发现了。 Tā xiǎng yǎngài cuòwù, jiéguǒ bèi lǎobǎn fāxiàn le. He wanted to cover up his mistake, but the boss found out in the end.
- 笑容掩盖不住她心里的担心。 Xiàoróng yǎngài bú zhù tā xīnlǐ de dānxīn. Her smile could not conceal the worry in her heart.
Related words
- 掩耳盗铃 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand
- 掩护 yǎnhù to cover; to protect; cover
- 掩饰 yǎnshì to conceal; to cover up; to disguise
- 盖 gài to cover
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 涵盖 hángài to cover; to encompass
- 膝盖 xīgài knee
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 走漏 zǒulòu to leak; to divulge
- 隐瞒 yǐnmán to conceal; to hide
- 泄密 xièmì to leak secrets; to disclose confidential information
- 隐蔽 yǐnbì hidden; concealed