掖
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to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yi4]
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,622 U+6396
How 掖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 夜 (phonetic, yè)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夜 (yè) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜 sound component | yè | night, dark; under cover of night |
| 液 | yè | fluid, liquid; juice, sap |
| 腋 | yè | armpit |
Words containing 掖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 张掖市 | Zhāng yè Shì | Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] |
| 掖门 | yè mén | small side door of a palace |
| 提掖 | tí yè | to recommend sb for a promotion; to guide and support sb |
| 张掖 | Zhāng yè | see 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4] |
| 藏掖 | cáng yē | to try to cover up; hiding place |
| 藏藏掖掖 | cáng cáng yē yē | to conceal |
| 靴掖子 | xuē yē zi | double layer of padding in a boot |
| 掖掖盖盖 | yē yē gài gài | stealthily; clandestinely |
| 宫掖 | gōng yè | palace apartments |
| 奖掖 | jiǎng yè | to reward and promote |
| 掖庭 | yè tíng | Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices) |
| 扶掖 | fú yè | to support; to help |
| 掖垣 | yè yuán | sidewalls of a palace |
| 诱掖 | yòu yè | to help and encourage |
| 掖咕 | yē gu | to toss aside; to misplace |
| 轩掖 | xuān yè | forbidden place |