Memory phrase for the character: 掖

掖

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Meaning

to tuck (into a pocket), to hide, to conceal

Pronunciation

yē

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: night 夜 (On the roof 亠 is a person 亻/人 watching the moon 月 during the night.)

Mnemonic
 
If the hand is in the 'night' it was tucked (into a pocket).

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
夜 night




 Vocabulary

靴掖子 xuē yē zi  double layer of padding in a boot
轩掖 xuān yè  forbidden place
诱掖 yòu yè  to help and encourage
诱掖 yòu yè  

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