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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhē

遮

遮

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to cover up (a shortcoming)

Numbered pinyin
zhe1
English meanings
to cover up (a shortcoming), to screen off, to hide, to conceal

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the lower left structure

Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 庶.

  • Outside

    辶
  • Inside

    庶
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    • Outside

      广
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    • Inside

      ⿱
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      • Top

        廿
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      • Bottom

        灬

Meaning & sound clues

辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.

庶 is identified as the sound component (shù). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 遮.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿺辶庶

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhē遮zhù住tàiyáng太阳。

    Block the sun.

  2. 02

    zhē遮fēng风dǎng挡yǔ雨。

    Shelter from wind and rain.

  3. 03

    dǐdǎng抵挡fēngyǔ风雨。

    Withstand the weather.

  4. 04

    ānxīn安心shūshì舒适。

    Comfortable.

  5. 05

    ānquán安全kěkào可靠。

    Reliable.

  6. 06

    wēnxīn温馨gǎng港wān湾。

    A warm haven.

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