Ideographic: A dish 皿 with a lid 羊Radical:

meaning for gài:

  • - lid
  • - top
  • - cover
  • - canopy
  • - to cover
  • - to conceal
  • - to build

meaning for :

  • - surname Ge

wǒmen我们
xūyào需要
zài
shàngmiàn上面
gài
wūdǐng屋顶

We need to put a roof on top.


tāyòng他用
zhuānkuài砖块
gài
le
yīgè一个
bìlú壁炉
bìng
zài
lǐmiàn里面
shēng
le
yìduī一堆
huǒ

He built a fireplace out of bricks and lit a fire inside.