DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

寶蓋

简宝盖 · 繁寶蓋

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo gài

name of the "roof" radical 宀 mián (Kangxi radical 40)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

寶: Look up this written character
蓋: Look up this written character
宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare
盖: gài · cover, hide, protect

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

3–4 · bao3 gai4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

2character links1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

寶蓋 · find source passages ↗ · 宝盖 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

The Chinese character component 宀.

name

(～鎮) a town in Shishi, Quanzhou, Fujian, China

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack