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掩护

Traditional: 掩護

yǎn hù

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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yǎn hù · jim2 wu6 (Jyutping)

  1. to screen
  2. to shield
  3. to cover
  4. protection
  5. cover
  6. CL:面[mian4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

掩

Meaning
to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
Radical
扌
Strokes
11
Components
⿰扌奄
Cangjie
QKLU
Four-corner
5401.6

护

Meaning
protect, guard, defend, shelter
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌户
Cangjie
QIS
Four-corner
5300

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