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覆盖 (fù gài) — to cover

Definition

覆盖 (fùgài) means 'to cover' in a wide, comprehensive sense — an area, topic, or network. Use 盖 for a simple physical lid, 掩盖 or 遮盖 for concealing/hiding something.

verb
to cover

Examples

  • 覆盖。
    Xīn shuā de yóu qī fù gài le jiù de qiáng miàn.
    The newly applied paint covered the old wall surface.
  • 覆盖、。
    Tā de bào gào fù gài le qì hòu biàn huà, jiào yù hé jiàn kāng děng huà tí.
    His report covered topics such as climate change, education, and health.
  • 覆盖。
    Zhè ge wú xiàn wǎng luò kě yǐ fù gài zhěng dòng lóu.
    This wireless network can cover the whole building.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

覆fùcover
盖gàicover

Both 覆 and 盖 mean cover, so together they express spreading over or hiding something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
襾襾yà
Sound part声符shēngfú
復
復fù覆fù
Same sound today

覆 pairs 襾, a part connected to the meaning, with 復, which gives the sound.

Open 覆 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 蓋; 盖 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé蓋gài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 蓋 pairs 艸, grass, with 盍 for sound. It was a thatch, and it took on cover meanings after 盍 was borrowed for “why not”.

Open 盖 →
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