帽

mào
#1,748 most
frequent character
hat, cap

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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Same Characters, Different Readings

帽mào
old variant of 帽[mao4]

Homophones

冒mào
give off, risk, bold, boldly
貌mào
appearance
贸mào
commerce, trade

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