便帽 (biàn mào) — cap (a type of soft hat)

Definition

noun
cap (a type of soft hat)
Measure word · 顶

Examples

  • 便帽，。
    Tā dài zhe yì dǐng biàn mào, kàn qǐ lái hěn xiū xián.
    He is wearing a cap and looks very casual.
  • 便帽。
    Zhè dǐng biàn mào de yán sè hé nǐ de wài tào hěn pèi.
    The color of this cap matches your coat well.
  • 便帽。
    Xià tiān chū mén shí dài yì dǐng biàn mào kě yǐ zhē yáng.
    Wearing a cap when going out in summer can block the sun.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

便biànordinary
帽màocap

便 (ordinary) describes the sort of 帽 (cap).

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

便 pairs 亻 (person) with 更 (to change), showing a person changing posture to become comfortable.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
冒
冒mào帽mào
Same sound today

帽 uses 巾 (cloth) for the meaning and 冒 for the sound. The earlier form 冃 was later written with 目 and 巾 added.

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