遮(zhē)

HSK 7-914 strokes

to cover up (a shortcoming)

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Character information

Pinyin
zhē
Meaning
to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 遮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶庶

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 庶 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò庶shù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 遮 step by step

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

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Words with 遮

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

zhē遮gài盖
HSK 7-9

to hide

Open 遮盖 page →
zhē遮zhù住

to cover (up); to block; to obstruct; to shade

Open 遮住 page →
zhē遮yǎn掩

to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

Open 遮掩 page →
zhē遮dǎng挡

to shelter; to shelter from

Open 遮挡 page →
yī一shǒu手zhē遮tiān天

lit. to hide the sky with one hand

Open 一手遮天 page →
kǒu口wú无zhē遮lán拦

to blab

Open 口无遮拦 page →
páng旁zhē遮pǔ普

Punjab state of India

Open 旁遮普 page →
páng旁zhē遮pǔ普shěng省

Punjab province of Pakistan

Open 旁遮普省 page →

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