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.

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今天很冷,记得手套出门。

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

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