Taxonomy of meanings for 蔽:　　

  • 蔽 bì (OC: peds MC: piɛi) 必袂切 去 廣韻：【掩也必袂切四 】
    • COVER
      • na cover (for the body etc)
      • vtoNcover (the body with clothes etc); screen (the sun)
      • vtoNfigurativeencompass, cover abstractly
    • SAFEGUARD
      • nprotection
      • vtoNshield against, guard against
    • BLOCK
      • vtoNblock off (e.g. the wind)
      • vtoNpassivebe blocked/hindered, be kept in the dark
      • vadNpassiveblocked
    • FEND OFF
      • vtoNguard againstCH
      • vtoNguard againstCH
    • AVOID
      • CONCEAL
        • vt(oN)hide the contextually determinate thing
        • vtoNhide physically, hide from view
        • vtoNfigurativecover and hide from intellectual view
        • vtoNpassivebe hidden
      • ARMOUR
        • SCREAN
        • MASK
          • DECIDE
            • DARK
              • vibe shady and dark
            • STUPID
              • vtoNN=humanblock of the view of (a person), deliberately keep someone in the dark on something, isolate someone from information
              • vadNpassiveobtuse; obfuscated, beclouded
              • vtoNcausativebecloud, obfuscate; make invisible, cover up; block (intellectual as well as physical vision on)
              • nab.post-V{NUM}psychobfuscation, intellectual limitation
              • vtoNpassivebe kept in the dark
              • vibe obtuse; be obfuscated, German: "intellektuelle Scheuklappen haben"
              • vtoNreflexive.自causative: stupefy [oneself]
              • vt+prep+Nbe insensitive to; be blocked with respect to, be blind toCH
            • ILLNESS
              • SUMMARISE
                • EAR
                  • GAMBLE
                      (簙)
                    • TATTERED
                        (敝)
                      • SWEEP
                          (fú??)
                        • GARMENT FOR MOURNING?? (fú)
                        • PLACE NAMES

                        Additional information about 蔽

                        說文解字: 【蔽】，蔽蔽，小艸也。从艸、敝聲。 【必袂切】

                          Criteria
                        • SHOW

                          1. The most general word for making anything visible is shì 示 (ant. hán 含 "keep to oneself").

                          2. Xiàn 見 / 現 (ant. bì 蔽 "make invisible to others,") refers to making visible what is there.

                          3. Xiǎn 顯 (ant. yǐn 隱 "hide from sight") is to make something prominently visible to wider audience.

                          4. Yáng 揚 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress and keep from general knowledge") is to make something universally visible to the general public.

                          5. Zhù 著 (ant. bì 蔽 "block from sight") is to show something up as deserving great attention.

                          6. Chén 陳 (ant. cáng 藏 "hide") is to lay out something so as to make it accessible to inspection.

                          7. Zhāo 昭 (yōu 幽 "keep in obscurity") is to cast light over something so as to make it accessible to wide appreciation.

                          8. Zhāng 彰 (ant. yì 抑 is to give proper illustrious public status to something that is held to clearly deserve such recognition.

                          9. Zhú 燭 (ant. yǐn 隱 "keep in the dark") is to cast enought light on something dark in order to make it visible.

                          10. Pù 暴 is to make accessible to view what is covered and therefore inaccessible to inspection.

                        • STUPID

                          1. The dominant word is yú 愚 (ant. zhì 智 "clever; wise"), and the word refers to moral as well as intellectual obtuseness as well as practical ineptitude.

                          2. Zhuó 拙 (ant. jié 捷 "nimble") refers to practical ineptitude.

                          3. Chī 癡 (ant. yǐ4ng 穎 "very clever") refers to moronic clinical intellectual ineptitude.

                          4. Lǔ 魯 and dùn 鈍 (ant. huì 慧 "clever") refer to boorish and rustic bluntness of sensibility.

                          5. Bì 蔽 and měng 蒙 (all ant. cōng 聰 "clever"), refer to an appearance of stupidity due to limited access to information, a state of stupidity that is typically construed as remediable.

                          6. Mèi 昧 and àn 暗 (ant. míng 明 "clear-minded") refer primarily to benightedness of mind and lack of an enlightened attitude, particularly on the part of a ruler or a person who should know better.

                          7. Wán 頑 and lòu 陋 (both ant.* bó 博 "broadly civilised") add the nuance of stubbornness to that of stupidity as such.

                          NB: Bèn 笨, āi 呆, shǎ3 傻, and chūn 蠢 are post-Han words for stupidity and silliness.

                        • COVER

                          1. The current general word for any mode of covering something for any purpose or in any way is fù 覆. The covering agent can be animate or inanimate, but typically the purpose of the covering is protection.

                          2. Bèi 被 is to cover all over, typically in order as to protect from outside impact of cold etc.. The covering agent is typically human.

                          3. Bì 蔽 (cog. bì4 庇 "protect") is to cover so as to keep from physical or intellectual sight, and this may be said freely of animate and inanimate subjects to whom the covering effect is attributed.

                          4. Yǎn 掩 / 揜 is an informal word which focusses on the deliberate act by a human, executed with his hand, which is designed to prevent something from being discovered or from getting in touch with other things.

                          5. Gài 蓋 is to cover with a lid or the like, typically to protect not against damage but against intrusion of external things. See HIDE

                          6. Méng 蒙 is typically and primarily to make something obscure by some action of hiding or covering it, often with paper or cloth.

                          7. Jīn 巾 refers to covering something with a cloth.

                          8. Zhē 遮 is an elevated term referring to covering up something so as to protect it against interference from the outside and to hinder physical access of hostile forces, and this covering may be by humans or by physical effects.

                        • WISE

                          1. The current general word for wisdom is zhì 智 (ant. yú 愚 "devoid of wisdom") and this may refer to any acquired superior intellectual ability beyond the realm of memorisation or mundane knowledge, the quality which enables one to móu 謀 give good advice..

                          2. Shèng 聖 (ant. yōng 庸 "mediocre") refers to supreme sagehood and perfection of character.

                          3. Míng 明 (ant. bì 蔽 "beclouded, mentally obfuscated") refers to more cerebral clarity of moral insight and superb perceptiveness.

                          4. Cōng 聰 (ant. dùn 鈍 "numb and insensitive") refers to sharp and incisive intelligence, especially in the analyses of what one has learnt and heard.

                          5. Huì 慧 can refer to natural profound wisdom and depth of insight, but the word often comes close to referring to natural cunning.

                          6. Yǐng 穎 is a rare and archaising word referring to quite extraordinary superb intellectual ability.

                          7. Ruì 睿 refers to general astuteness and thoughtfulness.

                          Word relations
                        • Ant: (CONCEAL)揚/SHOW Yáng 揚 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress and keep from general knowledge") is to make something universally visible to the general public.
                        • Object: (BLOCK)主/RULER The current general word for a person in charge of others are zhǔ 主 (ant. pú 僕 "servant").
                        • Object: (BLOCK)上/RULER Shàng 上 can refer to any governing authority or ruler, but by Han times the word became a standard polite way of referring to the Han emperor.
                        • Contrast: (CONCEAL)掩/CONCEAL
                        • Assoc: (BLOCK)壅/BLOCK Yōng 壅 (ant. chè 徹 "unblock") refers to blocking things from entering. [SPECIFIC]
                        • Assoc: (DARK)幽/DARK The most current general word for physical shadowiness and obscurity is probably yōu 幽 (ant. míng 明 "bright"), but this word often has lyrical overtones of secluded peace.
                        • Assoc: (STUPID)惑/CONFUSED The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear").
                        • Assoc: (STUPID)暗 / 闇/STUPID
                        • Assoc: (BLOCK)揜 / 掩/BLOCK Yǎn 掩 is the standard word for blocking visual access to an object. [SPECIFIC]
                        • Assoc: (CONCEAL)匿/CONCEAL Nì 匿 (ant. zhāng 章/彰 "make a display of") refers to the physical removal of things so as to make them inaccessible to others.
                        • Synon: (CONCEAL)隱/CONCEAL The current general word for hiding anything is yǐn 隱 (ant. xiǎn 顯 "display clearly") which refers to the hiding of anything, physically or intellectually.
                        • Oppos: (CONCEAL)飾/EMBELLISH The current general word for embellishment of anything concrete or abstract is shì 飾.