common
verb

Meaning of

掖 means to tuck into; to stuff into. Pronounced yē.

  • to tuck into; to stuff into

Character Info

Radical
Strokes5
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shū
zài
huái怀
 
kuài
zǒu
chū
le
shū
guǎn
 

Tucking the book into his arms, he walked quickly out of the library.

zhǐ
tiáo
cóng
mén
fèng
jìn
 
wàng
duì
fāng
néng
kàn
dào
 

She stuffed the note through the door crack, hoping the other person would see it.

Tiān
lěng
le
 
bāng
chèn
shān
jìn
zi
 

It’s cold, so Mom helped me tuck my shirt into my pants.

tōu
tōu
líng
shí
jìn
shū
bāo
 
shēng
lǎo
shī
xiàn
 

He secretly stuffed snacks into his schoolbag, afraid the teacher would find out.

Zhè
zhāng
xuān
chuán
dān
bèi
rén
zài
gōng
gào
lán
de
jiā
fèng
 

This flyer was tucked into the crack of the bulletin board.