毡帽 (zhān mào) — felt hat | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

felt hat

Measure word · 顶

毡帽。
Tā tóu shàng dài le yì dǐng zhān mào.
He wore a felt hat on his head.
毡帽。
Zhè zhǒng zhān mào dōng tiān dài zhe hěn nuǎn huo.
This kind of felt hat is very warm in winter.
毡帽，。
Yé ye yǒu yì dǐng jiù zhān mào, tā yì zhí shě bu de rēng.
Grandpa has an old felt hat that he can't bear to throw away.

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.

“毡” (felt) and “帽” (hat) combine to mean a hat made of felt.

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 氈; 毡 is its simplified writing.

亶毛氈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

毛毛máohair, fur

Sound part声符shēngfú

亶

亶dǎn氈zhān

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 氈 uses 毛 (hair, fur) to show the meaning and 亶 to give the sound; 毡 is a later simplified shape.

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.