帽 (mào) — hat; cap; headgear
Definition
Examples
- 。Tā mǎi le yì dǐng mào zi.He bought a hat.
- 。Zhè dǐng mào zi zhēn hǎo kàn.This hat is really nice.
- 。Nà jiā diàn mài gè zhǒng mào zi.That store sells all kinds of hats.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
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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