掩护 (yǎnhù) · to cover

掩护 (yǎnhù) means “to cover; to shield; cover”. It is written with 2 characters: 掩 (to cover up (with a hand)) + 护 (to defend). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 掩护 is built

The characters

掩 yǎn · to cover up (with a hand)

What 掩 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
奄yǎn — to remain
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person
- 电diàn — electricity
  - 曰yuē — to speak
  - 乚 — hook stroke

护 hù · to defend

What 护 is made of

扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Guarding 扌 a home 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他在朋友的掩护下离开了。Tā zài péngyou de yǎnhù xià líkāi le.He left under his friends' cover.

树林掩护着这个小村庄。Shùlín yǎnhù zhe zhège xiǎocūnzhuāng.The woods shelter this little village.

Questions about 掩护

What does 掩护 mean?

掩护 (yǎnhù) means “to cover; to shield; cover”.

How do you pronounce 掩护?

掩护 is pronounced yǎnhù.

Which HSK level is 掩护?

掩护 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 掩护 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 210: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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