Chinese symbol for “lid”
盖
gài
Traditional: 蓋
lid; top; cover; canopy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lid is 盖 (gài), defined as: lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lid”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 盖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 覆盖 (覆蓋) | fù gài | to cover |
| 涵盖 (涵蓋) | hán gài | to cover; to comprise |
| 掩盖 (掩蓋) | yǎn gài | to conceal; to hide behind |
| 膝盖 (膝蓋) | xī gài | knee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration) |
| 覆盖率 (覆蓋率) | fù gài lǜ | coverage (proportion covered) |
| 盖章 (蓋章) | gài zhāng | to affix a seal; to stamp (a document) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lid”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.