gài

HSK 4
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

盖 means lid; cover; top covering; carapace; shell. Pronounced gài. HSK 4.

  • lid; cover; top covering
  • carapace; shell
  • ancient umbrella; canopy

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
guō
gài
gài
shàng
 

Please put the pot lid back on.

Zhè
ge
chá
gàir
shì
táo
zuò
de
 
 

This teapot lid is made of ceramic.

gài
shì
tuǐ
xiǎo
tuǐ
zhī
jiān
de
gài
 

The knee cap is the covering between the thigh and calf.

Tiān
líng
gài
shì
rén
lèi
tóu
dǐng
de
fèn
 

The skull cap is the bony part on top of the human head.

Guàn
tóu
gài
hěn
nán
kāi
 

The can lid is very hard to open.