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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 盖

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 盖 — animated stroke order

2.

Readings & Meanings

盖has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

gài

cover; lid

cover; lid

n./v.HSK 3.0 · L5

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 盖

盖 stroke order diagram

4.

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盖

5.

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6.

How to Use 盖

Covering and hiding

In covering words, 盖 (gài) means to cover or conceal something.

覆盖 • fù gài • cover; overlap; vegetation • HSK 6

HSK 6

7.

Example Sentences

Tiān天

lěng冷

le了

，

jì记

de得

gài

Information

Pinyingài

Meaningcover; lid

Strokes11

Radical皿

Traditional蓋

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1374

Zhuyinㄍㄞˋ

UnicodeU+76D6

CangjieTGTI

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盖=艹grass+去to go+皿vessel

A plant (艹) is covered by a vessel (皿) under a roof (冖) — to cover or lid something.

fù覆

gài盖

cover; overlap; vegetation

遮盖 • zhē gài • Cover • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhē遮

gài盖

Cover

掩盖 • yǎn gài • cover; conceal; blanket • HSK 6

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yǎn掩

gài盖

cover; conceal; blanket

Seal and body part

In stamping and body words, 盖 (gài) appears in 盖章 (stamp) and 膝盖 (knee).

盖章 • gài zhāng • affix one's seal; stamp • HSK 6

HSK 6

gài盖

zhāng章

affix one's seal; stamp

膝盖 • xī gài • knee • HSK 6

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xī膝

gài盖

knee

盖

hǎo好

bèi被

zi子

。

It's getting cold, remember to cover yourself well with the quilt.

wǒ我

yòng用

bù布

zhē遮

gài盖

zhuō桌

zi子

。

I cover the table with a cloth.

bái白

xuě雪

fù覆

gài盖

le了

zhěng整

gè个

shān山

mài脉

。

White snow covered the entire mountain range

qǐng请

zài在

wén文

jiàn件

mò末

wěi尾

gài盖

zhāng章

què确

rèn认

。

Please stamp the document at the end for confirmation

zhè这

běn本

shū书

hán涵

gài盖

le了

hěn很

duō多

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

gù故

shì事

。

This book covers many interesting stories.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "gai".

丐gàito beg; beggar
概gàigeneral, approximate, outline
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溉gàito irrigate, to water
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Characters with radical "皿".

盎àngcup; pot; bowl; abundant
盅zhōngsmall cup or bowl
盂yúbasin; cup
盥guànwash
盔kuīhelmet; bowl; basin
皿mǐnshallow container; rad. no. 108

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