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盖 is the simplified form of the traditional character 蓋, which combines the grass radical 艹 (symbolizing thatch or vegetation) with the phonetic component 盍 (originally referring to thatching a roof with straw). In the simplification, the upper sections are replaced with a shape resembling the character for sheep (羊) set over the vessel radical 皿. The core meanings include a lid, a cover, and the act of covering something to conceal or protect it, a sense that naturally extended to the construction of buildings, since erecting a roof covers a structure.
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请把盖子盖好。
他们在盖新房子。
文件需要盖章。
白雪覆盖了大地。
他试图掩盖真相。
篮球比赛中他盖帽了。
这个理论覆盖了所有情况。
他们计划盖一座博物馆。
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