蔽

bì

敝 + 艹

Definitions

bì (verb) to cover; to conceal

bì (verb) to shield; to screen

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.

Semantic: 艹 Phonetic: 敝

About

蔽 is a phono-semantic compound: the grass radical 艹 on top gives the meaning of vegetation or covering, while the component 敝 below indicates the pronunciation. Originally it referred to using grass or dense foliage to cover or screen something. The meaning later broadened to denote concealing or shielding anything from view, whether physical objects or abstract truths.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

树叶遮蔽了阳光。

Shù yè zhē bì le yáng guāng.

Leaves blocked the sunlight.

他隐蔽在树林里。

Tā yǐn bì zài shù lín lǐ.

He hid in the forest.

不要被谎言蒙蔽。

Bù yào bèi huǎng yán méng bì.

Do not be deceived by lies.

浓雾遮蔽了前方的道路。

Nóng wù zhē bì le qián fāng de dào lù.

Thick fog obscured the road ahead.

这个山洞很隐蔽，不容易被发现。

Zhè gè shān dòng hěn yǐn bì, bù róng yì bèi fā xiàn.

This cave is very hidden and not easy to be found.

他的真实意图被虚伪的言辞所遮蔽。

Tā de zhēn shí yì tú bèi xū wěi de yán cí suǒ zhē bì.

His true intentions were obscured by hypocritical words.

在信息时代，我们要学会辨别，避免被虚假信息蒙蔽。

Zài xìn xī shí dài, wǒ men yào xué huì biàn bié, bì miǎn bèi xū jiǎ xìn xī méng bì.

In the information age, we must learn to discern and avoid being misled by false information.

尽管他们试图用华丽的宣传遮蔽事实，但真相终将大白于天下。

Jǐn guǎn tā men shì tú yòng huá lì de xuān chuán zhē bì shì shí, dàn zhēn xiàng zhōng jiāng dà bái yú tiān xià.

Although they attempted to obscure the facts with glamorous propaganda, the truth will ultimately be revealed to the world.

Related Characters

Component: 敝

Component: 艹

蔽