遮 meaning and stroke order
To cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide
How to write 遮, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 遮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cover up (a shortcoming)
- to screen off
- to hide
- to conceal
How 遮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
辶 gives the meaning and 庶 hints at the sound.
Radical: 辶 (to walk), shared by 131 characters on this site.
How to remember 遮
遮 combines the walking radical 辶 with 庶 (shù), which gives the sound. Picture someone walking along under a big roof-like shape 广 that blocks the sun, so the road ahead is covered and shielded.
遮 (zhē) means to block something from view or to shield it, and it usually appears with a result or partner verb such as 遮住, 遮挡 or 遮盖. It works for physical things like sunlight and for hiding faults or the truth. Example: 云遮住了月亮。(Yún zhēzhù le yuèliang.) The clouds covered the moon.
Common mistake: Learners often read 遮 as shù because of its phonetic part 庶, but the character is pronounced zhē in the first tone. Also do not confuse it with 蔗 (zhè, sugarcane), which uses the grass radical 艹 on top instead of 辶.
Common words with 遮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
遮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 遮
How many strokes are in 遮?
遮 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 遮 mean?
遮 (zhē) means to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide. A common word with it is 遮盖 (zhēgài), meaning "to hide; to cover (one's tracks)".
How do you pronounce 遮?
遮 is pronounced zhē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 遮?
The radical of 遮 is 辶, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 遮 under this radical.
Is 遮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 遮 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 遮 and 盖?
盖 (gài) usually means to put a lid or layer directly on top of something, like 盖被子 (to cover with a blanket). 遮 focuses on blocking sight, light or wind, so the cover does not have to touch the object, as in 遮阳 (to block the sun).
How do you say umbrella or sunshade with 遮?
A sunshade or parasol is 遮阳伞 (zhēyángsǎn), and 遮阳 alone means to shade from the sun. A regular umbrella is just 伞 (sǎn) or 雨伞 (yǔsǎn).