帽
hat; cap
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,205 U+5E3D
How 帽 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
巾 (semantic, “towel”) + 冒 (phonetic, mào)
How to remember it
hat · Heisig RSH #416
冒 risk + 巾 towel
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 冒
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 冒 (mào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冒 sound component | mào | to risk, to brave, to dare |
| 瑁 | mào | fine jade |
| 勖 | xù | to advise; to exhort; to preach to |
Words containing 帽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帽天山 | Mào tiān Shān | Mt Maotian in Chengjiang County 澄江縣|澄江县[Cheng2 jiang1 Xian4], Yuxi, east Yunnan |
| 白帽子 | bái mào zi | (cybersecurity) white hat hacker |
| 高帽子 | gāo mào zi | tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation; dunce cap; (fig.) flattery |
| 铁帽子王 | tiě mào zi wáng | iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations… |
| 老帽儿 | lǎo mào r | (dialect) country bumpkin; a hick |
| 小红帽 | Xiǎo hóng mào | Little Red Riding Hood |
| 安全帽 | ān quán mào | safety helmet; hard hat; CL:頂|顶[ding3] |
| 帽子戏法 | mào zi xì fǎ | hat trick (when one player scores three goals) |
| 土老帽 | tǔ lǎo mào | hillbilly; yokel; redneck; bumpkin |
| 苏格兰帽 | sū gé lán mào | bonnet |
| 四方帽 | sì fāng mào | see 方帽[fang1 mao4] |
| 绿帽子 | lǜ mào zi | green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold) |
| 工资帽 | gōng zī mào | salary cap |
| 大礼帽 | dà lǐ mào | top hat |
| 连帽卫衣 | lián mào wèi yī | hooded sweatshirt; hoodie |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂|顶[ding3] |
| 衣帽间 | yī mào jiān | cloakroom |
| 方头螺帽 | fāng tóu luó mào | square headed nut |
| 大盖帽 | dà gài mào | peaked cap; service cap; visor cap |
| 方帽 | fāng mào | mortarboard; square academic cap |