冒
mào · HSK 5
risk
🎲 冒 = 冃 (cover/hat) over 目 (eye) — covering the eyes means braving danger blindly
Top 冃 is a cloth cover; bottom 目 is eye. Going forward with your eyes covered is to risk or brave something. Also seen in 冒险 (mào xiǎn, adventure) and 感冒 (gǎn mào, catch a cold).
冒 — top 冃 (cloth/cover) + 目 (eye)
Originally a pictograph showing a cloth or cap covering the eyes, suggesting something pulled down over the head. From this came the meaning 'to cover,' then by extension 'to risk' or 'brave through' (as in pushing forward despite obstacles). The top component 冃 is often miswritten as 日, but it depicts a covering, not the sun.