贝雷帽 (bèi léi mào) — beret | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

beret

Measure word · 顶

Examples

贝雷帽。
Tā dài le yì dǐng hóng sè de bèi léi mào.
She wore a red beret.
贝雷帽。
Zhè zhǒng bèi léi mào zài fǎ guó hěn liú xíng.
This kind of beret is very popular in France.
贝雷帽。
Tā zài shāng diàn lǐ shì le yì dǐng hēi sè bèi léi mào.
He tried on a black beret in the store.

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.

贝雷beret

音译Transliteration

贝雷 spells beret, and 帽 names a hat, so the word means a beret.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貝; 贝 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 貝, not the simplified 贝, shows a cowrie shell used as money in ancient China.

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

雨雨yǔrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

畾

畾léi雷léi

Same sound today

The top 雨 (rain) points to the meaning, and the bottom 畾 gives the sound.

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

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.

Appears in

Footwear & Accessories

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