Memory phrase for the Kanji: 盖

盖

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Meaning lid, cover, seal, canopy

Pronunciation

gài, gě

Explanation

Top: sheep 羊 (here: sheepskin), bottom: bowl/plate 皿

Mnemonic
 
A sheepskin can be laid over a bowl, as: a lid.

Radicals

羊 sheep
皿 bowl
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 Vocabulary

 掩盖  yǎn gài  to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up
 覆盖  fù gài  to cover
 遮盖  zhē gài  to hide; to cover (one's tracks)
 膝盖  xī gài  knee
 淹盖  yān gài  to submerge; to flood; to drown out
 欲盖弥彰  yù gài mí zhāng  trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
 欲盖弥彰  yù gài mí zhāng  

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