纱帽
shā​mào

gauze hat

纱 shā gauze Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound. Simplified form of 紗.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Sources

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帽 mào hat

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 冒 represents the sound.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
冒
冒 SoundMeaning component
mào risk

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmawHmˤuk-s hat

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

紗 shā gauze Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsraːl
Unicodeshra

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica