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HSK 7-914 strokes

to cover

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹敝

In this compound, the meaning comes from (grass); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǐn
HSK 7-9

to conceal

Open 隐蔽 page →
yōng

(literary) to cover; to conceal; to hide from view

Open 壅蔽 page →
píng

to screen; to block (sth or sb); to shield; (protective) shield

Open 屏蔽 page →
yǎn

shelter; screen; cover; protection

Open 掩蔽 page →

lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)

Open 衣不蔽体 page →

lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering

Open 遮天蔽日 page →

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