掩盖
Old HSK 6
掩盖 (yǎngài) · to cover up
掩盖 (yǎngài) means “to cover up; to conceal”. It is written with 2 characters: 掩 (to cover up (with a hand)) + 盖 (lid). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 掩盖 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
- 二 — two strokes
- 奄yǎn — to remain
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 电diàn — electricity
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 大dà — big
盖 gài · lid
What 盖 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A dish 皿 with a lid 羊 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他想掩盖自己的错误。Tā xiǎng yǎngài zìjǐ de cuòwù.He wants to cover up his mistake.
大雪掩盖了整个村子。Dàxuě yǎngài le zhěnggè cūnzi.Heavy snow covered the whole village.
Questions about 掩盖
What does 掩盖 mean?
掩盖 (yǎngài) means “to cover up; to conceal”.
How do you pronounce 掩盖?
掩盖 is pronounced yǎngài.
Which HSK level is 掩盖?
掩盖 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 掩盖 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 210: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.