帽檐

帽簷

màoyán

noun #35,262

Meanings

1 brim (of a hat); visor; cap peak

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他把帽檐压得很低。

Tā bǎ màoyán yā de hěn dī.

He pulled the brim of his hat down low.

HSK 6

雨水从帽檐滴下来。

Yǔshuǐ cóng màoyán dī xiàlái.

Rain dripped from the brim of his hat.

Tips

memory

檐 = eaves of a roof (cf. 屋檐 = roof eaves). A hat's brim is literally its 'eaves' - once you see the metaphor, the character sticks. Often also written 帽沿 with the homophone 沿 ('edge').

Stroke Order

帽 mào

檐 yán