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
捂 = 扌 hand + 吾 yours truly
- 扌 hand
- 吾 yours truly
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 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.