懂中文 Dong Chinese

掖

yē, yè

support with the arms

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 夜 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

夜 sound component

夜  Sound component

yè

  

night

Evolution

掖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
掖 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
掖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

掖  

yē

support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up; to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal

掖  

yè

to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yì]

Most common words with 掖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

掖

to help

张掖

Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu

张掖市

Zhangye prefecture level city in Gansu

奖掖

to reward and promote

宫掖

palace apartments