钿子 鈿子
Traditional Chinese hat of the [[Manchu clothes|Manchurian people]].

It's semicircular in shape, reminiscent of a [[kepi]] or [[cabbie hat]], with its visor. However, some versions do not have a visor. Its literal translation is <i>hat ring</i>. 

It's often a made up of a metal frame, adorned with materials like silk or rattan. Common patterns on the dianzi includes dragons, phoenixes, butterflies, bats, flowers and clouds. 

It was often worn over [[liangbatou]], to protect the hairstyle. It is hat, so tiara shaped hair ornaments/hairbands may be better described as [[dalachi_(headdress)|]] or [[fengguan]].

h4. Examples

* !post #7796708
* !post #7220180: Dianzi with [[lappet]]s (hat flaps).


h4. See also
* [[Dalachi_(headdress)|]]
* [[Fengguan]]
* [[Kokoshnik]]
* [[Zhuang hat]]
h4. External links

* "Westca forums (Photo examples of the dianzi)":[https://www.westca.com/pda/forums/op=view_next/t=1182713/lang=schinese.html#0]
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