Dong Chinese dictionary

gài, gě

cover

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.

Components

艹 Meaning component

cao, cǎo

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

盍 Sound component

hé

what? why not?

Evolution

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gài

cover, hide, protect; lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build

Gě

surname Ge

Most common words with 蓋

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