盖

gài

lid; top; cover

nounverb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 蓋

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

盖

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

盖
  • 覆盖fùgàito coverB6
  • 涵盖hángàito coverB7
  • 膝盖xīgàikneeB7
  • 掩盖yǎngàito concealB7
  • 遮盖zhēgàito hideB7

See it in sentences

他把被子盖好。

He covered himself well with the quilt.

把盖子盖好。

Put the lid on properly.