1. 掩

掩

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  1. 掩 is the 1512th most frequent character.
  2. 掩 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 掩 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 掩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
掩 => 扌, 奄
Radical :
掩 => 扌 (hand), 大 (big), 日 (sun/day), 丨 (line), 乚 (second)
Graphical :
掩 => 亅, 二, 人, 一, 口, 一, 丨, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yan3 - to cover up/to close/to surprise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 奄 is pronounced as 'yan3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 掩 (yan3): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

掩盖 (掩蓋)
掩饰 (掩飾)

Medium Frequency

掩 
掩埋 
掩藏 
掩护 (掩護)
遮掩 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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