Chinese symbol for “hat”
帽子
mào zi
hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hat is 帽子 (mào zi), defined as: hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name; 顶 (dǐng).
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
Other Chinese words for “hat”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 帽子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绿帽 (綠帽) | lǜ mào | see 绿帽子 (lu : 4 mào zi) |
| 安全帽 | ān quán mào | safety helmet; hard hat; 顶 (dǐng) |
| 草帽 | cǎo mào | straw hat |
| 盖帽 (蓋帽) | gài mào | block (basketball) |
| 贝雷帽 (貝雷帽) | bèi léi mào | (loanword) beret |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hat”.
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.