| 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 |
| 掩蔽 | yǎn bì | shelter; screen; cover; protection |
| 掩体 | yǎn tǐ | bunker (military) |
| 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) |