四方帽

sìfāngmào

noun

Measure Word

一顶四方帽 dǐng

Meanings

1 mortarboard
2 academic cap (the square graduation hat)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

毕业那天，他把四方帽抛向天空。

Bìyè nàtiān, tā bǎ sìfāngmào pāo xiàng tiānkōng.

On graduation day, he threw his mortarboard up into the sky.

HSK 7-9

穿着学士袍、戴着四方帽合影留念。

Chuān zhe xuéshì páo, dài zhe sìfāngmào héyǐng liúniàn.

Posing for graduation photos in robes and mortarboards.

Tips

memory

Literally 'four-square hat' - describes the flat square top exactly. Also written 方帽. The tassel that hangs off it is 流苏.

Stroke Order

四 sì

方 fāng

帽 mào