捂 wǔ to cover
to cover; to resist; to cover with the hand; to cover up
How to remember 捂: 扌 hand + 吾 yours truly = to cover. When his grandson starts the karaoke, Grandpa lifts a hand to one ear and sighs "Yours truly will just have to cover it."
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
捂 = 扌 hand + 吾 yours truly
- 扌 hand meaning
- 吾 yours truly sound
When his grandson starts the karaoke, Grandpa lifts a hand to one ear and sighs "Yours truly will just have to cover it."
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
How it is used
- To cover/cup with the hand, or keep something sealed up: 捂住嘴 (wǔzhù zuǐ) clap a hand over one's mouth, 捂着伤口 (wǔzhe shāngkǒu) press on a wound.
- 捂 also = to keep covered so heat builds up: 捂汗 (wǔ hàn) bundle up to sweat out a cold, 捂出痱子 (wǔchū fèizi) develop a heat rash from being bundled up.