帽

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hat; cap

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

巾 meaning “towel” + 冒 sound ( mào )

Components 巾冒

hat · Heisig RSH #416

冒 risk + 巾 towel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
帽天山	Mào tiān Shān	Mt Maotian in Chengjiang County 澄江縣\|澄江县[Cheng2 jiang1 Xian4], Yuxi, east Yunnan
白帽子	bái mào zi	(cybersecurity) white hat hacker
高帽子	gāo mào zi	tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation; dunce cap; (fig.) flattery
铁帽子王	tiě mào zi wáng	iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations…
老帽儿	lǎo mào r	(dialect) country bumpkin; a hick
小红帽	Xiǎo hóng mào	Little Red Riding Hood
安全帽	ān quán mào	safety helmet; hard hat; CL:頂\|顶[ding3]
帽子戏法	mào zi xì fǎ	hat trick (when one player scores three goals)
土老帽	tǔ lǎo mào	hillbilly; yokel; redneck; bumpkin
苏格兰帽	sū gé lán mào	bonnet
四方帽	sì fāng mào	see 方帽[fang1 mao4]
绿帽子	lǜ mào zi	green hat (figuratively, a symbol of being a cuckold)
工资帽	gōng zī mào	salary cap
大礼帽	dà lǐ mào	top hat
连帽卫衣	lián mào wèi yī	hooded sweatshirt; hoodie
帽子	mào zi	hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; CL:頂\|顶[ding3]
衣帽间	yī mào jiān	cloakroom
方头螺帽	fāng tóu luó mào	square headed nut
大盖帽	dà gài mào	peaked cap; service cap; visor cap
方帽	fāng mào	mortarboard; square academic cap

Characters sharing the sound component 冒 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
冒 sound part	mào	to risk, to brave, to dare
瑁	mào	fine jade
勖	xù	to advise; to exhort; to preach to