掩住 yǎnzhu to cover Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yǎnzhu to cover 掩 yǎn verb to cover to cover up; to hide or conceal; to shield from view住 zhù particle [firmness] (complement) indicating a state of firmness, steadiness, or coming to a haltyǎnzhu to get squeezed 掩 yǎn to pinch (colloquial) to get one's fingers or belongings caught or nipped when closing a door or lid住 zhù particle [firmness] (complement) indicating a state of firmness, steadiness, or coming to a haltyǎnzhu to stop 掩 yǎn to stop (literary) to cease or suppress, such as stopping music or silencing rumors住 zhù particle [firmness] (complement) indicating a state of firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt