帶

Phono-semantic compound:

巾 (cloth, textile) — semantic, indicating cloth, garments, bands.

𢦏 (phonetic, pronounced dài) — giving the sound.

Originally depicted a cloth belt or sash worn around the waist, often to fasten garments or carry small items. Over time, the sense extended metaphorically to “to carry, to lead, to bring along.”

Semantic range:

- belt, sash, band;

- geographic belt or zone (e.g., 열대 “tropical zone”);

- to carry, to bring with;

- to lead, to involve.

허리띠 (帶) — belt, waist sash

휴대 (携帶) — to carry (portable)

지대 (地帶) — zone, area, region

열대 (熱帶) — tropics

온대 (溫帶) — temperate zone

대동하다 (帶同하다) — to bring along, to accompany

대상 (帶狀) — band-shaped, belt-like