戴
dài
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
surname Dai; to respect; to bear; to support
Ten (十) + different (異) + halberd (戈) = wear or bear something
The image is of a soldier bearing arms (戈) while carrying something unusual or extra (異) on top (十), evoking the act of wearing or bearing something above yourself. 十 and 異 together form the upper portion, with 戈 anchoring the martial, physical act of carrying.
今天很冷,记得戴手套出门。
jīn tiān hěn lěng, jì de dài shǒu tào chū mén。
It is very cold today, remember to wear gloves when going out.
她每天都戴那副眼镜,从不离身。
tā měi tiān dōu dài nà fù yǎn jìng, cóng bù lí shēn。
She wears that pair of glasses every day and never takes them off.
Words with 戴
戴维
dài wéi
Davy
配戴
pèi dài
to put on
金冠戴菊
jīn guān dài jú
goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
金顶戴菊
jīn dǐng dài jú
goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
金顶戴菊鸟
jīn dǐng dài jú niǎo
goldcrest (Regulus satrapa)
顶戴
dǐng dài
cap badge (official sign of rank in Qing dynasty)
头戴式耳机
tóu dài shì ěr jī
headphones
不共戴天
bù gòng dài tiān
(idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable
佩戴
pèi dài
to wear (as an accessory: jewelry, pedometer, ID card etc)
北戴河
běi dài hé
see 北戴河區|北戴河区[Bei3 dai4 he2 Qu1]
北戴河区
běi dài hé qū
Beidaihe, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei
张冠李戴
zhāng guān lǐ dài
lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head