Taxonomy of meanings for 戴:　　

  • 戴 dài (OC: k-lɯɯs MC: təi) 都代切 去 廣韻：【荷戴又姓出濟北本自宋戴穆公之後風俗通云凡氏於謚戴武宣穆是也都代切一 】
    • WEAR
      • vtoNwear on one's head
      • vtoNinchoativeput on on one's head, start to wear on one's hed
      • vtoNpassivebe worn on the head
      • object>HAT
        • generalised>HOLD
            • of hair: have stand on end>ERECT
              • generalised>TIE TO
                • object one attaches> ORNAMEMT
                  • and move>CARRY
                    • vt[oN]carry things on one's head
                    • vtoNhold up with effort; carry on one's head (particularly of women)
                    • vtoNfigurativecarry and support with one's head 戴皇天
                    • vtoNderivedhave fixed on topCH
                    • action>SAFEGUARD
                        • metaphorical>SUPPORT
                          • vt(oN)support a contextually determinate person
                          • vtoNsupport
                        • putative>ADMIRE
                • =載STATES
                  • NPprDài 戴 (also written as 甾, 載, or 圪 ) (CHEN PAN 1969, 383-387)
                • SURNAMES
                • dàiLIFT
                  • vtoNfigurativeabstract: raise to a higher levelCH
                  • vtoNraise (a flag etc)CH

                Additional information about 戴

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                  Criteria
                • CUCKOLD

                  烏龜

                  奸婦之夫人

                  戴綠帽

                • WEAR

                  1. The current general word for wearing clothes or putting on clothes of any kind is yì 衣 (ant. tuō 脫 "take off").

                  2. Fú 服 (ant. xiè 卸 "take off") refers to dressing up for an official occasion.

                  3. Bèi 被 refers to putting on or wearing outer clothing of any kind, especially cloak-like garments.

                  4. Zhōng 衷 and zhōng 中 refer to wearing as underwear.

                  5. Biǎo 表 refers to wearing as outer visible clothes.

                  6. Dài 戴 refers to wearing something on one's head.

                  7. Lu# 履 refers to wearing something on one's feet.

                  Word relations
                • Contrast: (CARRY)負/CARRY The most common word to refer to carrying things on one's back is fù 負; the word is also common in figurative senses.
                • Assoc: (CARRY)負/CARRY The most common word to refer to carrying things on one's back is fù 負; the word is also common in figurative senses.
                • Oppos: (WEAR)履/TREAD ON Lǚ 履 refers to stepping on something in order to walk over it.