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笠
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bamboo hat

HSK 10
Human →Body
lì
リュウ
かさ
립
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 立 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 立 standing up =
笠 bamboo hat
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
立 Phonetic component
lì standing up
stand
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol笨 stupid
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
笠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
笠 [lì]
bamboo rain hat
Japanese
笠 かさ 同音

noun

  1. conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat
  2. something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
笠 かさ
Kasa surname
笠 りゅう
Ryū surname
笠 りゆう
Riyū unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (2)
斗笠 [dǒu​lì] #34,787
conical bamboo hat
床笠 [chuáng​lì]
fitted bed sheet
JAPANESE WORDS (58)
笠に着る [かさにきる] #41,966
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
編み笠 [あみがさ] #49,218
braided hat
菅笠 [すげがさ] #73,743
sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
蓑笠 [みのかさ] #79,064
sedge hat and straw rain cape
陣笠 [じんがさ] #83,929
ancient soldier's hat
笠木 [かさぎ] #86,997
coping
嵩にかかる [かさにかかる] #96,658
to be highhanded
松かさ [まつかさ] #108,789
pinecone
花笠 [はながさ] #113,448
hanagasa
三度笠 [さんどがさ] #124,246
type of traditional Japanese conical hat
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