掩

yǎn
#1,512 most
frequent character
to cover up, to conceal

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

掩 combines 扌 a hand with 奄 yǎn, which means to spread wide to cover and also gives the sound. It first meant to cover up. The sense grew to hide, then to shut or close.

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Homophones

眼yǎn
eye
演yǎn
play, act, perform
广yǎn
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

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