• 2130th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhē (zhe1)to cover up (a shortcoming) • to screen off • to hide • to conceal

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

遮住 
遮掩 

Uncommon

口无遮拦 (口無遮攔)
遮挡 (遮擋)
遮瑕膏 
遮盖 (遮蓋)
遮蔽 

RareShow 14

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.