U+6440 "摀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+6440 "摀" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to cover" or "to conceal" and is used in both modern and classical Chinese texts. It combines the "扌" (hand) radical with the phonetic component "屋," reflecting its association with the action of covering something with the hand or hiding it from view. This character appears in contexts such as covering one's mouth while coughing or laughing, as in the expression "摀嘴," and it is also sometimes used interchangeably with the character "捂" in certain regional or historical usage. Its standard form is recognized across the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideograph set, ensuring consistent representation in digital text across East Asian languages.