帽 (mào) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- hat
- cap
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
帽 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 帽 is 巾 — meaning cloth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 幅巾帅.
How the character is built
帽 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 巾 (towel) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 冒 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 帽
Tasks Featuring 帽 / 相关任务
Words containing 帽 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 帽 mean in Chinese?
帽 (mào) means hat, cap. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 帽 have?
帽 is written in 12 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 帽?
The radical of 帽 is 巾 (cloth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 幅, 巾, 帅.
What is the pinyin for 帽?
帽 is pronounced mào.
What HSK 4 words use 帽?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 帽 appears in 1 word, including 帽子 (màozi). See the full list above.