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安全帽 (ān quán mào) — safety helmet, hard hat

Definition

noun
safety helmethard hat
Measure word · 顶

Examples

  • 安全帽。
    Zài gōng dì shàng bì xū dài ān quán mào.
    You must wear a hard hat on the construction site.
  • 安全帽。
    Tā mǎi le yì dǐng xīn de ān quán mào.
    He bought a new safety helmet.
  • 安全帽。
    Qí mó tuō chē de shí hou bié wàng le dài ān quán mào.
    Don't forget to wear your helmet when riding a motorcycle.

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.

安全safety
安ānsafe全quánwhole
联合Coordinate
帽màohat

安全 gives safety, and 帽 gives hat, naming a helmet worn for protection.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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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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Appears in
Footwear & AccessoriesSafety & Danger

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