盖

蓋
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#1,050 most
frequent character
surname Ge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

盖 is a short form of 蓋. Its first meaning was a mat of thatch for roofs. From that came cover and canopy, then to cover and conceal. Read gě, it is a surname borrowed only for its sound.

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