(dài) - to wear, to put on (accessories) in Mandarin
dàiTraditional: 戴
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
戴
Examples
镜。
He is wearing a pair of glasses.
。
She put on a hat.
口罩。
Please wear your mask properly.
。
He is wearing a watch on his wrist.
，套。
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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