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Chinese symbol for “brim”

帽檐
mào yán
brim (of a hat)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for brim is 帽檐 (mào yán), defined as: brim (of a hat).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

帽 mào
hat, cap
radical 50 ⼱ · 12 strokes
檐 yán
the eaves of a house; edge, brim
radical 75 ⽊ · 17 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 帽檐.

WordPinyinMeaning
帽子mào zihat; cap
绿帽 (綠帽)lǜ màosee 绿帽子 (lu : 4 mào zi)
安全帽ān quán màosafety helmet; hard hat; 顶 (dǐng)
草帽cǎo màostraw hat
盖帽 (蓋帽)gài màoblock (basketball)
贝雷帽 (貝雷帽)bèi léi mào(loanword) beret
屋檐 (屋簷)wū yáneaves; roof (i.e. home)
飞檐走壁 (飛檐走壁)fēi yán zǒu bìto leap onto roofs and vault over walls (usually associated with martial arts)

See also: Japanese symbol for “brim”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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