gài

lid

top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build

Sheep (羊) over dish (皿) = a lid placed on top

A dish (皿) with a sheep (羊) resting on top paints a vivid image of something draped or placed over a vessel. The idea of covering and concealing grows naturally from this layered picture.

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DishSemantic
SheepSemantic

锅上面有一个,别忘了盖上。

guō shàng miàn yǒu yī gè gài,bié wàng le gài shàng。

There is a lid on top of the pot; don't forget to cover it.

他们打算在村子里一座新房子。

tā men dǎ suàn zài cūn zi lǐ gài yī zuò xīn fáng zi。

They plan to build a new house in the village.

Words with 盖

盖棺论定

gài guān lùn dìng

don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

盖楼

gài lóu

to construct a building

盖浇饭

gài jiāo fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

遮盖

zhē gài

to hide

铺天盖地

pū tiān gài dì

lit. eclipsing the sky and blanketing the earth (idiom)

铺盖

pū gài

to spread evenly over

铺盖

pū gai

bedding; bedclothes

铺盖卷儿

pū gài juǎn r

bedroll

锅盖

guō gài

saucepan lid

锅盖头

guō gài tóu

bowl cut (hairstyle)

阿尔盖达

ā ěr gài dá

al-Qaeda

阿盖达

ā gài dá

al-Qaeda

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