View source for 蓋

{{also|盖}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=140|rad=艸|as=10|sn=14|snmj+=13|four=44107|canj=TGIT|ids=⿱艹盍}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[壒]], [[㯼]], [[濭]], [[瓂]], [[礚]]([[𥕤]]), [[䡷]], [[鑉]]([[𫠁]]), [[饚]], [[𡀽]], [[𡣨]], [[𭗡]], [[𢅤]], [[𢣏]]([[㦈]]), [[𢷞]], [[𣋞]], [[𣩱]], [[𤐩]], [[𭿫]], [[𫇙]], [[𧞔]], [[𮜝]], [[𮡈]], [[𨽈]], [[𩍰]], [[𩡤]], [[𣰛]], [[𨞨]], [[𩕭]], [[𤻜]], [[𠤅]], [[𡈮]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=1051.120|dkj=31652|dj=1513.090|hdz=53260.130|uh=84CB|ud=33995|bh=BB5C|bd=47964}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=盖|alt=葢,盖,乢}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|艸|盍|c1=s|t1=grass|c2=p|ls=psc}} — a thatch.

{{l-lite|zh|sc=Hani|盍}} is the original character for the “cover” sense. However, because this original character was borrowed to mean “why not”, the scope of senses for {{lang-lite|zh|sc=Hani|蓋}} expanded to include the “cover” sense (and its extended meanings).

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*(g/k)wap|t=to cover, incubate, hatch}}. Within Chinese, compare:
* {{och-l|盍|to join, unite; door leaf}}
* {{och-l|閤|small gate}}
* {{och-l|蛤|oyster, mussel}}
* {{och-l|合|to join, unite; harmony; to close, shut}}
* {{och-l|洽|to unite, assemble; to accord with}}
* {{och-l|翕|united, harmonious}}
Outside of Sinitic, cognate with {{cog|lus|tr=hûap|t=to include, to take in, to cover, to embrace, to apply to}}. The Sino-Tibetan root is likely [[allofam]]ic with {{cog|tbq-pro|*ʔup|t=idem}}, the latter whence {{cog|my|အုပ်|t=to cover}} (STEDT).

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=gài,er=y
|m_note=Erhua-ed pronunciation - only the noun senses
|dg=гэ3
|c=goi3,koi3
|c_note=koi3 - only the non-common-noun senses
|h=pfs=koi;gd=goi4
|j=gai3
|md=gái
|mn=kah/kòa/kài
|mn_note=kah - vernacular (“to cover”); kòa - vernacular (noun); kài - literary
|mn-t=gai3/gua3/kam3/koin3/gah4
|w=sh:5ke
|mc=1
|oc=1
|ma=y
|cat=v,n,m:a,adv,con,pn
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# to [[cover]]; to [[conceal]]
#: {{zh-x|蓋被|to put on a blanket|MN}}
# {{lb|zh|figurative}} to [[cover up]]; to [[conceal]]
# {{lb|zh|Southern Min}} to [[put on]]; to [[apply]]
# to [[stamp]]; to [[affix]] (a seal)
# to [[overwhelm]]; to [[surpass]]
# to [[build]]; to [[construct]]
#: {{zh-co|蓋 房子{zi}|to '''build''' a house|tr='''gài''' fángzi}}
# to [[talk]] [[nonsense]]; to [[chatter]]; to [[brag]]; to [[boast]]; to [[bluff]]
# [[cover]]; [[cap]]; [[lid]]
# [[shell]] (of a turtle, crab, etc.)
# {{†}} [[thatch]]; [[straw]] [[mat]]
# {{†}} [[canopy]]
# {{lb|zh|dialectal}} [[excellent]]; [[fantastic]]
# {{lb|zh|Zhangzhou Hokkien|&|Taiwanese Hokkien|Southern Sixian Hakka}} [[very]]
#* {{zh-x|該{Te} 係 蓋 久 蓋 久 个{e} 以前，𠊎 還 蓋 細 蓋 細 个{e} 時節，𠊎 還 蓋 細 蓋 細 个{e} 時節|That is a '''very''', '''very''' long time ago, when I was still '''very''', '''very''' small, when I was still '''very''', '''very''' small.|H|ref='''2006''', {{lang-lite|zh|sc=Hani|林姿君}}, {{lang-lite|zh|sc=Hani|匍背}} (Hunchback)}}
#* {{zh-x|腔口 趣味 雖然{liân} 毋\不{m̄} 知 講 啥，毋過\勿{m̄}擱 實在 蓋{kài} 好聽。|The accent is interesting; though not understandable, it actually sounds '''really''' nice.|TW|ref='''2016''',{{lang-lite|zh|sc=Hani|陳隨意}}, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJAG59jl2qQ {{lang-lite|zh|sc=Hani|鹿港思帶路}}]}}
# {{†}} [[probably]]; [[roughly]]
# {{†}} [[for]]; [[because]]
# {{surname|zh}}

======Synonyms======
{{zh-dial|蓋-2}}
{{zh-dial}}
{{zh-dial|蓋子}}
{{zh-dial|很}}

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|亂蓋|傾蓋定交|修蓋|上蓋|劈頭蓋臉|傾蓋|寶蓋|屋下蓋屋|幢蓋|帷蓋不棄|帷蓋|冠蓋相望|冠蓋相屬|冠蓋高舉|寶蓋山|冠蓋雲集|天靈蓋|天地蓋載|傾蓋而語|冠蓋|口蓋|區蓋|冠蓋如雲|傾蓋相逢|幡蓋|揭蓋兒|明鋪夜蓋|掖掖蓋蓋|搭蓋|捂蓋子|曲蓋|拔山蓋世|摀蓋|渾蓋|氣蓋山河|穴寶蓋兒|旛蓋|程孔傾蓋|欲蓋彌彰|掩蓋|揭蓋子|捲鋪蓋|涵蓋|捂捂蓋蓋|朱轓皂蓋|漫天蓋地|油蓋|磕膝蓋|波羅蓋|敷蓋物|方底圓蓋|覆蓋|蓋人|遮天蓋地|黃沙蓋面|菌蓋|蓋章|蓆蓋子|鋪天蓋地|蓋飯|蓋世功勛|華蓋|蓋火鍋|飛蓋|車蓋|臭蓋|鳳蓋|頭蓋骨|遮蓋|蓋覆|蓋世無雙|蓋帽|蓋藏|跛羅蓋子|蓋住|蓋臉|蓋愆|蓋然性|蓋壤|蓋頭|羽蓋|蓋柿|黃蓋|膝蓋骨|遮天蓋日|立馬蓋橋|蓋世之才|蓋印|靈蓋|蓋子|馬蓋先|蓋造|蓋棺論定|麾蓋|鰓蓋|馬桶蓋|馬子蓋|蓋仙|蓋喧|蓋世太保|蓋世|雨蓋|蓋天板|蓋代|翻蓋|鍋蓋|黃旗紫蓋|翠蓋|蓋菜|籠蓋|膝蓋|蓋盅兒|蓋闕|蓋老|蓋棺事定|蓋抹|蓋世雄才|蓋火|蓋碗|瓶蓋|杭蓋|麥蓋提|依蓋爾其|蓋孜庫木|蓋孜力克|傘蓋|nan:鼎蓋<tr:tiáⁿ-kòa>}}

=====See also=====
* {{zh-l|捂}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|ja|蓋し|tr=kedashi|calque=1}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=gài,hé,2nb=literary
|c=hap6
|h=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|mc=2
|oc=2,3
|ma=
|cat=v,n
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|obsolete}} {{alt form|zh|盍|t=to cover; to join together; thatch}}
# {{lb|zh|obsolete}} {{alt form|zh|闔|t=door leaf}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-wp|zh:蓋姓}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=Gě
|c=gap3
|h=
|md=
|mn=xm,qz:Khap
|w=
|mc=3
|oc=n,2
|ma=
|cat=pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-div|邑}} {{lb|zh|historical}} [[Ge]] {{gloss-lite|a city in the ancient state of Qi in modern-day {{w|Yishui County}}, [[Shandong]]}}
# {{surname|zh}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=hé
|c=hap6
|h=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|mc=2
|oc=n,3
|ma=
|cat=adv
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|obsolete}} {{alt form|zh|盍|t=how; why}}
#* {{zh-x|人生 世上，勢位 富貴，蓋{hé} 可 忽 乎 哉？||ref=Zhanguoce}}
# {{lb|zh|obsolete}} {{alt form|zh|盍|t=why not}}
#* {{zh-x|^晉 ^獻 ^公 將 殺 其 世 子 ^申-生，公子 ^重{Chóng}-耳 謂 之 曰：「子 蓋{hé} 言 子 之 志 於 公 乎？」|Duke Xian of Jin, intending to put to death his heir-son Shen-sheng, another son, Chong-er, said to the latter, "'''Why''' do you '''not''' tell what is in your mind to the duke?"|ref=Liji}}
#* {{zh-x|^子-貢 曰：「夫子 之 道 至 大 也，故 天下 莫 能 容 夫子。夫子 蓋{hé} 少{shǎo} 貶 焉？」|Zigong said, "Master, your philosophy is the greatest, and thus no one in the world can accept you. '''Why''' do you, Master, '''not''' slightly lower your standards?"|ref=Shiji}}

===Etymology 4===
{{zh-wp}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|mn=khap/tw:kap
|mn_note=khap - vernacular; kap - literary
|mn-t=kab4
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{alt form|zh|匼|t=to cover}}

===References===
* {{thcwd|10820}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=艸10}}

# [[cover]]
# [[lid]]
# [[flap]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=かい, ごう
|kanon=かい, こう
|kanyoon=がい
|kun=ふた-, けだ-し, おお-う, かさ-
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|膝蓋|しつがい}}: [[patella]], [[kneecap]]
* {{ja-r|頭蓋骨|ずがいこつ}}: [[skull]], [[cranium]]
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|ふた|yomi=k}}
From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=ふた}}. Used in the ''{{w|Man'yōshū}}'' of {{circa2|759 {{CE}}}} to phonetically spell {{w|lang=ja|二上山 (富山県)|Mount Futagami}} as {{lang|ja|蓋上山}}. In turn, from {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*pota|sort=ふた}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|ふた|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|ふた|フタ}}

# [[lid]]; [[cap]]; [[cover]]; {{lb|ja|malacology}} [[operculum]]
#: {{ja-usex-inline|箱の'''ふた'''|はこ の '''ふた'''|box '''lid'''}}
#: {{ja-usex-inline|ビンの'''蓋'''|ビン の '''ふた'''|'''cap''' of a bottle}}

===References===
<references/>

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|덮다|덮을|개}}

# {{hanja form of-lite|개|[[cover]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=cái|rs=艸10}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=艸10}}