帽 Strokes Write it Listen 帽 mào hat, cap HSK 4 12 strokes Radical 巾 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from巾meaningjīncloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel冒soundmàoto risk, to brave, to dare How it works巾 hints at the meaning (towel), and 冒 mào hints at the sound.