礼帽 (lǐ mào) — formal hat; hat that goes with formal dress

Definition

noun

formal hathat that goes with formal dress

Measure word · 顶

礼帽。
Tā dài le yì dǐng hēi sè lǐ mào cān jiā hūn lǐ.
He wore a black formal hat to the wedding.
礼帽。
lǐ mào Shì zhèng shì chǎng hé de cháng jiàn dā pèi.
The formal hat is a common accessory for formal occasions.
，礼帽。
Nà wèi xiān sheng chuān zhuó xī zhuāng, tóu shàng hái dài zhe yì dǐng lǐ mào.
That gentleman wore a suit and also had a formal hat on his head.

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.

礼lǐformal/ceremonial

礼 (formal/ceremonial) and 帽 (hat) combine to mean a hat worn with formal dress.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 禮; 礼 is its simplified writing.

礻豊禮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

礻Written in full as示shìaltar

Sound part声符shēngfú

豊

豊lǐ禮lǐ

Same sound today

The traditional form 禮 pairs 礻 (altar) with 豊, a sound part, for performing rites at the altar; the simplified 礼 is a later shorthand.

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

巾冒帽

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīncloth

Sound part声符shēngfú

冒

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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