What are you hiding?
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掩
yǎn
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yǎn · jim2 (Jyutping)
- to cover up; to conceal
- to close (a door, book etc)
- (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
- (literary) to launch a surprise attack
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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
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Example sentences
I can't hide my feelings.
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