遮阳帽 (zhē yáng mào) — sun hat, sun visor (a hat or cap designed to block sunlight)

Definition

noun
sun hatsun visor (a hat or cap designed to block sunlight)
Measure word · 顶

Examples

  • ，遮阳帽。
    Xià tiān tài yáng hěn dà, chū mén yào dài zhē yáng mào.
    The sun is very strong in summer; you should wear a sun hat when going out.
  • 遮阳帽，。
    Tā mǎi le yì dǐng bái sè de zhē yáng mào, hěn piào liang.
    She bought a white sun hat; it's very pretty.
  • 遮阳帽，。
    Zhè zhǒng zhē yáng mào kě yǐ zhé dié, fāng biàn xié dài.
    This kind of sun hat can be folded and is convenient to carry.

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.

遮阳block the sun
遮zhēblock阳yángsun
动宾Verb + object
帽màohat

Blocking the sun and a hat combine to name a hat made to keep sunlight off.

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
辶Written in full as辵chuòroad
Sound part声符shēngfú
庶
庶shù遮zhē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

遮 has 辶, a road-like part, and 庶 (shù, 'numerous'), which gives it its sound.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陽; 阳 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fùhill
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng陽yáng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 陽, 阜 shows a hill and 昜 is the older character for the word, tied to sunshine and the sound; simplified 阳 is a later shorthand.

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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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