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Choosing Mnemonics

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= g + e3
surname Ge
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gài = g + ai4
lid / top / cover / canopy / to cover / to conceal / to build
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How to pronounce 盖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

盖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mǐn = mi + (e)n3
dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108
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mǐn = mi + (e)n3
(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108
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yáng = y + ang2
sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]
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Characters with 盖 as component

盖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 盖

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knee / (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
to conceal / to hide behind / to cover up
to cover

Sentences with 盖

盖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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/ gài

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