盖

gě, gài

lid; cover; top; canopy; shell (of a tortoise etc); to cover; to conceal; to build (a house); to affix (a seal); to surpass; to overwhelm; (Gě) surname Ge

Radical: 皿 HSK 4 v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

盖 decomposes into the following components:

羊 皿

Words containing 盖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 盖.

井盖
jǐng gài
倾盖
qīng gài
to meet in passing
冰盖
bīng gài
ice sheet
加盖
jiā gài
to seal (with official stamp)
华盖
huá gài
imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)
后盖
hòu gài
back cover
头盖
tóu gài
skull
宝盖
bǎo gài
name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)
封盖
fēng gài
cap
掩盖
yǎn gài
to conceal
搭盖
dā gài
to build (esp. with simple materials)
杯盖
bēi gài

Related characters (radical 皿)

Characters that share the radical 皿.

㿽 皿 盂 盃 盅 盆 盈 益 盍 盎 盏 盐 监 盒 盔 盗 盘 盛 盜 盞 盟 盡 監 盤

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