盍

盍 (Kangxi radical 108, 皿+5, 10 strokes, cangjie input 土戈月廿 (GIBT), four-corner 4010₇, composition ⿱去皿)

1. what? why not?

• 𪝙, 嗑, 𡏖, 𡻊, 𢄍, 㥺, 搕, 溘, 𤠡, 榼, 𣩄, 熆, 䐦, 瞌, 磕, 𥛐, 𧛾, 𦔏, 䗘, 𧪞(𬤒), 𫎽, 𨍰(𫐔), 醘, 鎑(𰾩), 𩇠, 𱌻, 𮫥, 𩌍, 饁(馌), 鰪, 𥃕, 豔(𧰟)
• 𨜴, 𢾩, 𣣹, 𥂇, 𫇤, 䫦, 𭾖, 𬾾, 蓋, 篕, 𩮨, 𪔮, 㔩, 㕎, 廅, 𢩘, 𤸱, 𠥕, 闔(阖), 圔, 𣝒

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 794, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22980
• Dae Jaweon: page 1209, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2559, character 4
• Unihan data for U+76CD

Historical forms of the character 盍
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Original form of 蓋. Pictogram (象形) , a container and its lid.

From the fusion of 何不 (OC *ɡaːl pɯ, “why not”).

盍

1. (Classical) why; how
2. (Classical) why not

   • 子曰：「盍各言爾志？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「盍各言尔志？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zǐ yuē: “Hé gè yán ěr zhì?” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "Why don't each of you talk about your aspirations?"

   • 有游於子墨子之門者，子墨子曰：「盍學乎？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有游于子墨子之门者，子墨子曰：「盍学乎？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE

     Yǒu yóu yú Zǐ Mòzǐ zhī mén zhě, Zǐ Mòzǐ yuē: “Hé xué hū?” [Pinyin]

     A man visited Mozi's school. Mozi said: Why not come and study?

3. Used in 盍簪.
4. Used in 盍旦.
5. Original form of 蓋／盖 (gài, “to cover”).
6. a surname

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. come together
2. congregate
3. meet
4. cover

• Go-on: ごう (gō)^{←がふ (gafu, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
• Kun: おおう (oou, 盍う)^{←おほふ (ofofu, 盍ふ, historical)}、あう (au, 盍う)^{←あふ (afu, 盍ふ, historical)}、なんぞ (nanzo, 盍ぞ)、なんぞ…ざる (nanzo…zaru, 盍ぞ…ざる)^[1]

盍 • (hap) (hangeul 합)

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盍: Hán Nôm readings: hạp, khạp

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