蓋
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gài · to cover, to hide, to protect

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蓋

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Example sentences

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Dì biǎo de sì fēn zhī sān bèi shuǐ fù gài.地表的四分之三被水覆蓋。

Three fourths of the earth's surface is covered with water.

Source: Tatoeba #4262062 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiā lǚ guǎn shì qù nián gài de.這家旅館是去年蓋的。

This hotel was built last year.

Source: Tatoeba #871195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quán chéng dōu bèi xuě fù gài zhù le.全城都被雪覆蓋住了。

Snow completely covered the town.

Source: Tatoeba #593225 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dōng tiān wǒ gài yì tiáo bèizi.冬天我蓋一條被子。

In winter, I cover myself with a quilt.

Source: Tatoeba #9046294 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng yāo bù dào xī gài dōu shī le.他從腰部到膝蓋都濕了。

He got wet from the waist to the knees.

Source: Tatoeba #786143 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gài wǒ zì jǐ de fángzi chāo chū le wǒ de néng lì fàn wéi.蓋我自己的房子超出了我的能力範圍。

It is beyond my power to build my own house.

Source: Tatoeba #879159 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蓋 in context

  1. Say gài, then recall the core meaning: to cover, to hide, to protect.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蓋 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.