gài

lid; to cover; cover

HSK 5 #1052

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1052nd character
Radical ⽫ (108.6)
Strokes 11
Index # 2400
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

盖 gài
  1. 1. lid
  2. 2. to cover
  3. 3. cover
  4. 4. top
  5. 5. to conceal
  6. 6. canopy
  7. 7. to build
盖 gě
  1. 1. surname Ge

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Words containing 盖

Word Meaning
thatched roof
trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
Bill Gates (1955-), co-founder of Microsoft
to flood; to submerge; to drown out
slider phone
(dialect) knee
cover radical in Chinese characters
sail cloth
mulch
to drivel (Tw)
Ruoergai, a county in northwest Sichuan
Zoigê County in Sichuan
cap of mushroom
to cover
unrivalled; matchless
Guyana, NE of South America (Tw)
to affix a seal; to stamp (a document)
TW slot advertisement; interstitial ad; splash ad
cap rock
Gaizhou county level city in Yingkou yíng kǒu, Liaoning
Gaizhou county level city in Yingkou yíng kǒu, Liaoning
block (basketball)
to block a shot (basketball); (dialect) excellent
coverage (in botany)
don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)