掖
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yi4]
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 手 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 掖
- Common rank
- #2,621
- Unicode
- U+6396
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 掖
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 张掖市 | Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] | |
| 掖门 | small side door of a palace | |
| 提掖 | to recommend sb for a promotion; to guide and support sb | |
| 张掖 | see 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4] | |
| 藏掖 | to try to cover up; hiding place | |
| 藏藏掖掖 | to conceal | |
| 靴掖子 | double layer of padding in a boot | |
| 掖掖盖盖 | stealthily; clandestinely | |
| 宫掖 | palace apartments | |
| 奖掖 | to reward and promote | |
| 掖庭 | Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices) | |
| 扶掖 | to support; to help | |
| 掖垣 | sidewalls of a palace | |
| 诱掖 | to help and encourage | |
| 掖咕 | to toss aside; to misplace | |
| 轩掖 | forbidden place |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夜 — compare how they read.