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gài
HSK 4freq #2188

Meanings

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gài
  1. 1.lid
  2. 2.top
  3. 3.cover
  4. 4.canopy
  5. 5.to cover
  6. 6.to conceal
  7. 7.to build
  1. 1.surname Ge

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.used in 匼匝 (kēzā)
  2. 2.used in 阿匼 (ēkē)
  3. 3.to cover downwards
  4. 4.to cover; to conceal
  5. 5.to cover up; to conceal
  6. 6.to put on; to apply
  7. 7.to stamp; to affix (a seal)
  8. 8.to overwhelm; to surpass
  9. 9.to build; to construct
  10. 10.to talk nonsense; to chatter; to brag; to boast; to bluff
  11. 11.cover; cap; lid
  12. 12.shell (of a turtle, crab, etc.)
  13. 13.umbrella
  14. 14.thatch; straw mat
  15. 15.canopy
  16. 16.excellent; fantastic
  17. 17.very
  18. 18.probably; roughly
  19. 19.for; because
  20. 20.a surname

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Etymology

Found in the Zhengzitong 《正字通 (Zhèngzìtōng)》 as an unorthodox variant (俗字) of 蓋. Currently used as the form adopted in mainland China.

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