宝盖
bǎo gài
Pinyin

Definition

宝盖
 - 
bǎo gài
  1. name of "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40)
  2. see also 宀[mián]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bǎo
  1. 1 jewel
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 treasure
  4. 4 precious
bǎo bǎo
  1. 1 darling
  2. 2 baby
bǎo bèi
  1. 1 treasured object
  2. 2 treasure
  3. 3 darling
  4. 4 baby
  5. 5 cowry
  6. 6 good-for-nothing or queer character
  1. 1 surname Ge
Yuán bǎo
  1. 1 Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dān dōng shì], Liaoning
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
jiā gài
  1. 1 to seal (with official stamp)
  2. 2 to stamp
  3. 3 fig. to ratify
  4. 4 to put lid on (cooking pot)
  5. 5 to cap
  6. 6 to build an extension or additional storey
guó bǎo
  1. 1 national treasure
Dà bǎo
  1. 1 Taiho (a Japanese era)
bǎo diǎn
  1. 1 canonical text
  2. 2 treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
Bǎo ān
  1. 1 Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Bǎo ān qū
  1. 1 Bao'an district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Bǎo shān
  1. 1 Baoshang District of Shanghai
  2. 2 Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
  3. 3 Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xīn zhú Xiàn], northwest Taiwan
Bǎo dǎo
  1. 1 Formosa
bǎo zuò
  1. 1 throne
bǎo kù
  1. 1 treasure-house
  2. 2 treasury
  3. 3 treasure-trove (often fig., book of treasured wisdom)
bǎo wù
  1. 1 treasure
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
bǎo yù
  1. 1 precious jade
  2. 2 treasures
bǎo shí
  1. 1 precious stone
  2. 2 gem
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi],顆|颗[kē]
Bǎo lái wù
  1. 1 Bollywood (film industry based in Mumbai, India)

Idioms (17)

劈头盖脸
pī tóu gài liǎn
  1. 1 lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc)
  2. 2 showering down
奇珍异宝
qí zhēn yì bǎo
  1. 1 rare treasure (idiom)
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
宝马香车
bǎo mǎ xiāng chē
  1. 1 precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
才华盖世
cái huá gài shì
  1. 1 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
  1. 1 ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
  1. 1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
  2. 2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
欲盖弥彰
yù gài mí zhāng
  1. 1 trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
无事不登三宝殿
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
  1. 1 lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
  3. 3 having a hidden agenda
盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
丑妻近地家中宝
chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
  1. 1 an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
铺天盖地
pū tiān gài dì
  1. 1 lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); fig. earth-shattering
  2. 2 omnipresent
  3. 3 of universal importance
香车宝马
xiāng chē bǎo mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
香轮宝骑
xiāng lún bǎo qí
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury

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