Memory phrase for the character: 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	Image of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
皿	bowl

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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