毛

máo

m+áo·2nd tone

hair · feather

Radical: 毛 Strokes: 4 HSK 1

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

毫毡毳毯氅毵氍氆毹毽氇毪

Same radical

毫毡毳毯氅毵氍氆毹毽氇毪

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Character Decomposition

毛=乇+一

Meanings

hair

feather

down

wool

mildew

mold

coarse or semifinished

young

raw

careless

unthinking

nervous

scared

(of currency) to devalue or depreciate

classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit (= 角 jiǎo, = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 fēn)

máo

surname Mao

Máo

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Words with 毛 593 total

eyelashes睫毛jié máo blond fur; golden hair · (coll.) golden retriever金毛jīn máo barren不毛bù máo goose feather鹅毛é máo nose hair鼻毛bí máo fine hair on the human body寒毛hán máo mane鬣毛liè máo writing brush · CL:枝 zhī,管 guǎn毛笔máo bǐ (textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge毛边máo biān fault · defect · shortcomings · ailment · CL: gè毛病máo bìng unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea毛茶máo chá caterpillar毛虫máo chóng barb · whiskers毛刺máo cì immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod毛豆máo dòu a strand of hair · pipe cleaner毛根máo gēn buttercup毛茛máo gèn

Idioms with 毛 114 total Chain

(idiom) to cherish one's reputation爱惜羽毛ài xī yǔ máo (idiom) barren land; desert不毛之地bù máo zhī dì lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious · nitpick吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cī

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