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帽檐

帽簷
màoyán
noun #35,262

Meanings

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

Examples

他把帽檐压得很低。
Tā bǎ màoyán yā de hěn dī.
He pulled the brim of his hat down low.
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 wūyán = 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 (yán, 'edge').

Stroke Order

帽 mào
檐 yán