遮 zhē
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 庶 numerous, various
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
遮盖
zhēgài
to cover; to conceal
Characters in this word
盖 gài
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 羊 sheep, goat 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 厚厚的积雪遮盖了道路标线，司机只能依靠路边参照物前进。 Hòuhòu de jīxuě zhēgài le dàolù biāoxiàn, sījī zhǐ néng yīkào lùbiān cānzhàowù qiánjìn. The thick snow covered the road markings, so drivers could only move forward using roadside reference points.
- 云层遮盖了山顶，我们看不到日出。 Yúncéng zhēgài le shāndǐng, wǒmen kàn bú dào rìchū. Clouds covered the mountain top, so we could not see the sunrise.
- 妈妈用窗帘遮盖强烈的阳光，让孩子继续睡觉。 Māma yòng chuānglián zhēgài qiángliè de yángguāng, ràng háizi jìxù shuìjiào. Mom covered the bright sunlight with the curtain so the child could keep sleeping.
Related words
- 遮 zhē to cover; to block; to shield
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter
- 盖 gài to cover
- 覆盖 fùgài to cover
- 涵盖 hángài to cover; to encompass
- 膝盖 xīgài knee
- 掩盖 yǎngài to cover up; to conceal
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 耸 sǒng to shrug; to raise
- 驮 tuó to carry on the back
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck
- 腾 téng to rise; to leap; to free up