冒 mào risk
risk; to brave; to give off; to fake
怎么记住“冒”: 冃 hood + 目 eye = risk. The teenager pulls his hood down over one eye and skateboards down the steepest street in town, taking a big risk.
部件结构
冒 = 冃 hood + 目 eye
- 冃 hood
- 目 eye
The teenager pulls his hood down over one eye and skateboards down the steepest street in town, taking a big risk.
How it came to be
A cap with the lining drawn inside it, pulled down over an eye. Going forward with the sight covered is what taking a risk is, and why the same character is also a hat.
用法
- To brave/risk: 冒险 (màoxiǎn) to take a risk/adventure, 冒雨 (mào yǔ) to brave the rain.
- Also 'to emit/give off' - 冒烟 (mào yān) to give off smoke, 冒汗 (mào hàn) to break a sweat.
- And 'to fake/pass oneself off as': 假冒 (jiǎmào) to counterfeit, 冒充 (màochōng) to impersonate.
- Big trap: 感冒 (gǎnmào) means 'to catch a cold' - the 冒 here is just phonetic, nothing to do with risk.
含“冒”的汉字
含“冒”的词语
例句
- 冬天容易感冒。 Dōngtiān róngyì gǎnmào.It's easy to catch a cold in winter.
- 因为太冷，她感冒了。 Yīnwèi tài lěng, tā gǎnmào le.It's so cold that she caught a cold.
- 他感冒了，头痛得厉害。 Tā gǎnmào le, tóu tòngde lìhai.He caught a cold and has a bad headache.
- 今年的流行感冒很厉害。 Jīnnián de liúxíng gǎnmào hěn lìhai.Flu is widespread this year.