遮

zhē
#2,130 most
frequent character
to cover up (a shortcoming)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

遮 links 辶, walking or movement, with 庶 shù as a sound part. Movement that gets blocked gives the first sense, to obstruct or hold someone back. From blocking the way it grew to hide or conceal.

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Homophones

折zhē
to turn sth over, to turn upside down

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