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CHINESE CHARACTER

gài

盖

盖

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Numbered pinyin
gai4
English meanings
cover, seal, affix seal, surpass, top, prevail over

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 羊; bottom 皿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱羊皿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gài盖shàng上gàizi盖子。

    Put on the lid.

  2. 02

    gài盖fángzi房子。

    Build a house.

  3. 03

    gài盖hǎo好bèizi被子。

    Cover with the quilt.

  4. 04

    gài盖zhāng章。

    Stamp a seal.

  5. 05

    bǎ把shū书gài盖zhù住。

    Cover the book.

  6. 06

    fángzi房子gài盖hǎo好le了。

    The house is built.

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