Learn HSK courses HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon Practice Flashcards & reading Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks Reference Dictionary & hanzi Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes Play Games All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs Progress Stats & rankings Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Learn
HSK 2.0 Current standard HSK 3.0 Coming soon
Practice
Flashcards SRS practice Reading Practice with texts HSK Decks Browse & enroll decks My Decks Manage custom decks
Reference
Dictionary Search everything Hanzi Characters & strokes
Play
All Games Pick a game Hanzi Hunter Pinyin typing shooter Tone Trials Train your ear Memory March New or seen before? High Scores Your best runs
Progress
Stats Your learning dashboard Achievements Badges & milestones Leaderboards How you rank Reviews What learners say
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
盖
蓋
gài
1. lid
2. top
3. cover
4. canopy
5. to cover
6. to conceal
7. to build
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

盖
gài
to cover, to hide, to protect
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

倾盖
qīnggài
to meet in passing
冰盖
bīnggài
ice sheet
加盖
jiāgài
to seal (with official stamp)
涂盖
túgài
to coat
宝盖
bǎogài
name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)
封盖
fēnggài
cap
后盖
hòugài
back cover
掩盖
yǎngài
to conceal
HSK 6
搭盖
dāgài
to build (esp. with simple materials)
涵盖
hángài
to cover
淹盖
yāngài
to submerge
滑盖
huágài
slider phone
翻盖
fāngài
flip-top (mobile phone, handbag etc)
膝盖
xīgài
knee
HSK 6
菌盖
jùngài
cap of mushroom
华盖
huágài
imperial canopy (e.g. domed umbrella-like roof over carriage)
盖上
gàishang
to cover
盖世
gàishì
unrivalled
盖儿
gàir
cover
盖印
gàiyìn
to affix a seal

Alternate Entries

盖
Gě
surname Ge
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,051
Word Frequency Rank
1,056 of 84,292

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Custom Decks Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Plans

Plans

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.