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 sheepImage of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
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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