蓋
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盖
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Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
蓋
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蓋
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
蓋
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
蓋
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蓋
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蓋
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蓋
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蓋
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蓋
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蓋
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蓋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
盖 / 蓋 [Gě]
surname Ge
盖 / 蓋 [gài]
lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
Japanese
cover; lid; cap
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蓋 かい
Kai surname
蓋 きぬがき
Kinugaki surname
蓋 きぬがさ
Kinugasa surname
CHINESE WORDS (98)
覆盖 [fùgài] #7,153
to cover
膝盖 [xīgài] #3,189
knee
掩盖 [yǎngài] #3,875
to conceal
涵盖 [hángài] #24,147
to cover
盖子 [gàizi] #10,464
cover
盖茨 [Gàicí] #14,133
Gates (name)
覆盖率 [fùgàilǜ] #12,225
coverage
盖上 [gàishang] #13,896
to cover
铺天盖地 [pūtiāngàidì] #21,326
lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
覆盖面 [fùgàimiàn] #47,545
coverage
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JAPANESE WORDS (100)
⭐ 覆う [おおう] #1,824
to cover
⭐ 瞼 [まぶた] #4,628
eyelid
蓋を開ける [ふたをあける] #10,472
to open the lid
頭蓋骨 [ずがいこつ] #13,552
skull
天蓋 [てんがい] #14,944
canopy
頭蓋 [ずがい] #19,517
cranium
身も蓋もない [みもふたもない] #23,616
blunt
空を覆う [そらをおおう] #25,912
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
蓋を閉める [ふたをしめる] #36,420
to shut the lid
火蓋 [ひぶた] #36,521
apron of a gun
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