dài

Traditional: 戴

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Translation

to wear, to put on (accessories)

Word origin

A phono-semantic compound whose phonetic gives the sound and whose components carry the sense of placing something on the body. It is used for wearing accessories such as hats, glasses and jewellery.

Origin
phono-semantic compound
Root
異 (yì, phonetic) + 㦮 (component)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 戴

Examples

jìng

He is wearing a pair of glasses.

She put on a hat.

kǒuzhào

Please wear your mask properly.

He is wearing a watch on his wrist.

tào

It is cold, put on your gloves.

戴 (dài) means to wear, to put on accessories. Use it for hats, glasses and watches, not for clothes, which take 穿.

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This word is part of lesson 23.