Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 11
Number of Strokes 8
Mandarin Reading yǎn
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
潮州 iem2 对应普通话: yǎn
①遮蔽,遮盖:~护 | ~体 | ~饰 | ~映 | ~盖 | ~蔽 | ~埋 | ~人耳目 | 瑕不~瑜 | 藏瑕~疵。
②关,合:~闭 | ~门 | ~卷。
③门、窗、箱柜等关合时夹住了东西:关柜子~着了手。
④乘人不备而袭击或捉拿:~入 | ~捕 | ~攻 | ~杀 | ~击 | ~袭。
English Definitions
to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
Homoionym
References
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