The character "盖" has 11 strokes. "盖" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "盖" has 3 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "盖" are "gài" "gě" "hé" . View the stroke order of "盖">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "盖"

n.: lid; cover; cap; top; umbrella; canopy; covering/awning on a cart; shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc); cover-shaped part of human skeleton (such as parietal bone); operculum

v.: cover (up); lid; put a cover/lid on; fit/get a lid on; envelop; film; coat; affix; impress; imprint; stamp; seal; conceal; drown out; cover up (a sound); overwhelm; surpass; build; construct; raise; erect

adv.: about; around; approximately

conj.: for; because

Form words with "盖"

人孔盖 manhole cover

下水道盖 drain cover

盲孔盖 blank cap

盖手戳 apply a private seal to

阴沟盖 drain cover

汽缸盖 cylinder head/cap

盖印章 affix a seal (to)

毛毡盖 felt covering

盖屋顶 install a roof

香炉盖 thurible cover; incense burner cover

舱口盖 hatch; hatch door/cover

镜头盖 (of a camera) lens cap

水密盖 watertight cover

盖屋顶用的油毡 roofing felt

Example phrases using "盖"

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