entries → 帽
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
帽 character · TOCFL 1 (est.)
帽 ＝ 巾 ＋ 冒
ㄇㄠˋ · mào
noun — hat, cap

字源 FORM — what the parts do

巾義a cloth
冒聲mào — gives the sounda cloth (冃) pulled down over the eyes (目) — to cover
A cloth (巾) names the material; 冒 mào carries the sound, and its own picture — a cover (冃) drawn over the eyes (目) — already says what a hat does. Together: the thing you pull onto your head.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一塊布（巾）罩下來，正好蓋（冒）住整個頭。
A length of cloth (巾) comes down and covers (冒) the whole head.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)帽子— hat, cap常用
→軍帽、草帽— caps of every kind
⇒帽蓋、筆帽— a cap over something — a lid
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
冒màothe sound half on its own — 冒 is a cover over the eyes (目), 帽 adds the cloth 巾帆fánboth wear 巾 — 帽 covers a head, 帆 (sail) catches wind