| 掩 | yǎn | to cover up; to surprise |
| 掩盖 | yǎn gài | to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up |
| 掩护 | yǎn hù | to screen; to shield; to cover; protection; cover; CL:面 |
| 掩饰 | yǎn shì | to conceal a fault; to gloss over |
| 掩埋 | yǎn mái | to bury |
| 遮掩 | zhē yǎn | to cover; to mask; to cover up or conceal (the truth etc) |
| 掩蔽 | yǎn bì | shelter; screen; cover; protection |
| 掩体 | yǎn tǐ | bunker (military) |
| 不加掩饰 | bù jiā yǎn shì | undisguised |
兵来将挡，
水来土掩 | bīng lái jiāng dǎng ,
shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn | counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation |
| 后掩蔽 | hòu yǎn bì | backward masking |
| 掩人耳目 | yǎn rén ěr mù | to block the ears and eyes (idiom); to hoodwink; to dissimulate; to deceive; surreptitious |
| 掩样法 | yǎn yàng fǎ | illusion |
| 掩杀 | yǎn shā | to make a surprise attack; to pounce on (an enemy) |
| 掩耳 | yǎn ěr | to refuse to listen |
| 掩耳盗铃 | yǎn ěr dào líng | lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand (idiom) |
| 掩藏 | yǎn cáng | hidden; covered; concealed |
| 掩面而泣 | yǎn miàn ér qì | to bury one’s head in one’s hands and weep (idiom) |
| 东掩西遮 | dōng yǎn xī zhē | to cover up the truth on all sides (idiom) |
| 瑕不掩瑜 | xiá bù yǎn yú | lit. a blemish does not obscure jade's luster; the pros outweigh the cons (idiom) |
| 遮遮掩掩 | zhē zhē yǎn yǎn | to be secretive; to try to cover up (idiom) |
