帽

㡌
mào
#1,748 most
frequent character
old variant of 帽[mao4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

帽 combines 巾 cloth with 冒 mào, which means hat and also gives the sound. It first meant hat, then grew to cap.

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