毂盖

轂蓋

gǔgài

noun

Measure Word

一个毂盖 gè

Meanings

1 hubcap
2 wheel hub cover

Characters

Examples

他换了一套新的毂盖。

Tā huànle yī tào xīn de gǔgài.

He installed a new set of hubcaps.

这辆车的毂盖掉了一个。

Zhè liàng chē de gǔgài diàole yī gè.

One of this car's hubcaps fell off.

Tips

memory

毂 (gǔ) originally meant the central hub of a wheel where spokes meet — picture an ancient chariot wheel. Add 盖 (gài, 'cover') and you get the cap that covers that hub: 毂盖 = hubcap.

Stroke Order

毂 gǔ

盖 gài