笠 (lì): bamboo rain hat

Measure Word

一顶笠 dǐng

Meanings

1 bamboo rain hat
2 conical hat

Characters

笠

lì

bamboo rain hat

Examples

渔翁戴着斗笠在河边钓鱼。

Yúwēng dài zhe dǒulì zài hébiān diàoyú.

The old fisherman wore a bamboo hat while fishing by the river.

Tips

usage

笠 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It almost always appears in the compound 斗笠 (dǒulì), meaning a wide-brimmed conical rain hat woven from bamboo.

Stroke Order

笠 lì

Related Words

戴 dài HSK 4 #785

to wear (accessories on head, face, hands) / to put on (hat, glasses, gloves, etc.)

冠 guān #8,305

hat; cap; crown / crest (of a bird) / champion (guàn)

仇恨 chóuhèn HSK 7 #4,951

hatred; enmity / hostility; animosity

轨道 guǐdào HSK 6 #4,818

track; rail (for trains) / orbit (of a satellite or planet) / course; path (figurative)

对了 duìle #4,552

by the way / oh right / that's right

当年 dāngnián HSK 5 #4,457

in those days; back then / in that year

当晚 dàngwǎn HSK 7 #4,390

that evening / that night / the same evening

此时 cǐshí HSK 5 #5,181

now; at this moment; at this time / at that time (in narrative)

额外 éwài HSK 7 #4,072

extra / additional / beyond what is expected

本事 běnshi HSK 3 #4,014

ability; skill; capability / real ability; what one is actually capable of