戴 dài wear
wear; put on
How to remember 戴: 𢦏 wound + 異 different = wear. The boy with a wound on his knee picks a different plaster each morning, and today he chooses a dinosaur one to wear to school.
Component breakdown
戴 = 𢦏 wound + 異 different
- 𢦏 wound
- 異 different
The boy with a wound on his knee picks a different plaster each morning, and today he chooses a dinosaur one to wear to school.
How it is used
- To wear/put on accessories - glasses, hats, jewelry, watches - 戴眼镜 (dài yǎnjìng) wear glasses, 戴帽子 (dài màozi) wear a hat.
- Crucial contrast with 穿 (chuān), used for clothes and shoes; 戴 is for things you put on rather than pull over the body.
- Also 'to respect': 爱戴 (àidài) love and revere, 佩戴 (pèidài) to wear (formally).
Words with 戴
Example sentences
- 她戴着一副眼镜。 Tā dàizhe yī fù yǎnjìng.She is wearing a pair of glasses.
- 她戴着一条银手链。 Tā dàizhe yī tiáo yín shǒuliàn.She's wearing a silver bracelet.
- 她戴着一顶黄色的帽子。 Tā dàizhe yī dǐng huángsè de màozi.She's wearing a yellow hat.