帽子

màozi

Traditional: 帽子

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Translation

hat, cap

Word origin

Built on 帽 (mào), a phono-semantic compound with the cloth radical 巾 (jīn) marking it as a textile item, plus the noun suffix 子 (zi) forming the everyday word for a hat.

Origin
compound
Root
帽 (mào, hat) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 帽

Stroke order for 子

Examples

dǐnglán

He is wearing a blue hat.

It is cold, remember to wear a hat.

fēng

The wind blew her hat away.

dǐng

This hat suits you very well.

dǐng

I bought a new hat.

帽子 (mào zi) means a hat or cap. The 子 is a toneless noun suffix; hats take the measure word 顶 (dǐng).

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This word is part of lesson 34.