belt; band (领带, 皮带); to carry; to bring (携带); to lead (带头, 带领); zone; area (温带)
带 is a belt — and everything you carry, lead, or bring along.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
The modern form is shown completely: the three-pronged top (similar to 卅; the exact historical form is a belt pictograph) over the cover piece and the cloth radical. The header calls the formation 象形.
WHOLE CHARACTER
belt; band (领带, 皮带); to carry; to bring (携带); to lead (带头, 带领); zone; area (温带)
带 is a belt — and everything you carry, lead, or bring along.
The modern form is shown completely: the three-pronged top (similar to 卅; the exact historical form is a belt pictograph) over the cover piece and the cloth radical. The header calls the formation 象形.
TOP THREE-PRONGED PIECE (SIMILAR TO 卅)
thirty (archaic compact form)
A dictionary graph similar to the three-pronged top of 带; the exact belt-pictograph form is not claimed.
In 带: top three-pronged piece (similar to 卅) A dictionary graph close to the written top; the belt-pictograph details are not claimed.
COVER PIECE (冖)
cover
Shown as a modern visual piece in 爱; no simplified-character historical role is invented.
In 带: cover piece (冖) Shown as the middle piece of the simplified form.
BOTTOM CLOTH PIECE (THE RADICAL 巾)
cloth; towel
Cloth-related clue in 帮.
In 带: bottom cloth piece (the radical 巾) ZDIC lists 巾 as the radical.
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