Chinese symbol for “tuck”
掖
yē
to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuck is 掖 (yē), defined as: to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 掖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奖掖 (獎掖) | jiǎng yè | to reward and promote |
| 宫掖 (宮掖) | gōng yè | palace apartments |
| 扶掖 | fú yè | to support; to help |
| 掖咕 | yē gu | to toss aside; to misplace |
| 掖垣 | yè yuán | sidewalls of a palace |
| 掖庭 | yè tíng | Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tuck”.
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.