呢帽 (ní mào) — wool or felt hat

Definition

noun
wool or felt hat
Measure word · 顶

Examples

  • 呢帽。
    Tā dài le yì dǐng ní mào.
    He wore a wool hat.
  • ，呢帽。
    Dōng tiān de shí hou, ní mào hěn nuǎn huo.
    In winter, wool hats are very warm.
  • 呢帽。
    Zhè dǐng ní mào shì chún yáng máo zuò de.
    This felt hat is made of pure wool.

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.

呢newoolen cloth
帽màohat

呢 (woolen cloth) and 帽 (hat) combine to mean a hat made of woolen cloth.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
尼
尼ní呢ní
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

呢 combines 口 (mouth) with 尼 as its sound part.

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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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