揜
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Meaning: cover up
💡 Think 'yen to hide' — yǎn sounds like 'yen' and means cover up.
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Character Story & Explanation
揜 (yǎn) means 'to cover up' or 'to conceal', often used in a literal sense like covering a pot with a lid. It appears in classical texts, reflecting the Chinese worldview that things are not always as they appear and that concealment can be a form of protection or strategy. Unlike 掩 (also yǎn), which is more common in modern Chinese for 'to cover', 揜 carries a slightly more literary or archaic nuance, appearing in idioms and historical writings.
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