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Chinese characters for “gai”

16 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

gāi

该

gāi

should, ought to, must

ledge, step, terrace

border, boundary, frontier

to include

should, ought to, must

to include

Third tone

gǎi

改

gǎi

to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel

7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

Fourth tone

gài

盖

gài

to cover, to hide, to protect

11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

钙

gài

calcium

9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

roof

beggar

to water, to irrigate, to flood

calcium

to infringe upon a trademark

13 strokes

概

gài

generally, probably, approximately

13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

蓋

gài

to cover, to hide, to protect

14 strokes

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roughly

should

ought to

to change

to change

reform

to improve

to make better

another day

to correct

Chinese characters for “gai”

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