Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 盖


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Meaning

lid, cover, seal, canopy

Pronunciation

gài, gě

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

sheep
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.


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