receive · wear on the head

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 戴 has 17 strokes, the on-reading たい, and the kun-reading いただく. 戴く (いただく) means to receive or wear on the head.
• Basic usage: 戴く can describe receiving a certificate or wearing a wreath; 頂戴 (ちょうだい) concerns receiving something or asking for it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Receiving something and wearing it on the head
  • 賞状を戴いた means received an award certificate from a teacher. 月桂冠を頭に戴いて describes standing on a platform wearing a laurel wreath.
  • 一部頂戴してもよろしいでしょうか politely asks whether one may receive a copy of a document. お茶をもう一杯頂戴 asks for another cup of tea.