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Chinese symbol for “ajar”

虚掩
xū yǎn
Traditional: 虛掩
to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ajar is 虚掩 (xū yǎn), defined as: to partially obscure; (of a door, gate or window) slightly open; ajar; not fully shut; unlocked; (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

虚 xū
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
radical 141 ⾌ · 11 strokes
掩 yǎn
to cover up (with a hand); to ambush, to conceal; to shut
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 虚掩.

WordPinyinMeaning
虚拟 (虛擬)xū nǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical
虚假 (虛假)xū jiǎfalse; phony; sham
虚构 (虛構)xū gòuto make up; fabrication
虚伪 (虛偽)xū wěifalse; hypocritical
空虚 (空虛)kōng xūhollow; emptiness
虚弱 (虛弱)xū ruòweak; in poor health
掩盖 (掩蓋)yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind
掩饰 (掩飾)yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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