| Chao Gai | |
|---|---|
| Water Margin character | |
 Chao Gai | |
| First appearance | Chapter 14 |
| Nickname | "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King" 托塔天王 |
| Also known as | "Heavenly King Chao" 晁天王 |
| Leader of Liangshan | |
| Origin | Village Ward Chief |
| Ancestral home / Place of origin | Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, Shandong |
| Names | |
| Simplified Chinese | 晁盖 |
| Traditional Chinese | 晁蓋 |
| Pinyin | Cháo Gài |
| Wade–Giles | Ch'ao Kai |
Chao Gai, nicknamed "Pagoda-Shifting Heavenly King", is a fictional character in Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. He is not one of the 108 Stars of Destiny because he dies before the Grand Assembly of the 108 Stars. However, after his death, he serves as a spiritual guardian of the outlaws, who from time to time dedicate ceremonial sacrifices to him.