帽子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
帽子 (màozi) · hat
帽子 (màozi) means “hat; cap”. It is written with 2 characters: 帽 (hat) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 帽子 is built
The characters
帽 mào · hat
What 帽 is made of
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冒mào — to risk
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 巾 gives the meaning, 冒 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
外面冷，带上帽子吧。Wàimiàn lěng, dài shang màozi ba.It's cold outside; take a hat with you.
这个帽子是谁的？Zhège màozi shì shéi de?Whose hat is this?
Questions about 帽子
What does 帽子 mean?
帽子 (màozi) means “hat; cap”.
How do you pronounce 帽子?
帽子 is pronounced màozi.
Which HSK level is 帽子?
帽子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
- 句子jùzisentence
Learn 帽子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.