毛 máo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

HSK 4 #623

DEFINITIONS

毛 máo
  • surname Mao
  • 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[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])

STROKES

毛 stroke order diagram
毛 stroke order animation

WORDS

毛巾 máo jīn
HSK 4
towel; CL:條|条[tiao2]
羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú
HSK 4
shuttlecock; badminton; CL:個|个[ge4]
毛病 máo bìng
HSK 5
fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4]
眉毛 méi mao
HSK 5
eyebrow; CL:根[gen1]
毛衣 máo yī (wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4]
羽毛 yǔ máo feather; plumage; plume
毛发 máo fà hair
睫毛 jié máo eyelashes
毛茸茸 máo rōng rōng hairy; shaggy
毛毛 máo mao (pet name for a baby or small child)
毛毯 máo tǎn blanket
羊毛 yáng máo fleece; wool; woolen
毛皮 máo pí fur; pelt
皮毛 pí máo fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge
毛毛虫 máo mao chóng caterpillar
出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears; to break down
汗毛 hàn máo hair; soft hair; down
脱毛 tuō máo to lose hair or feathers; to molt; depilation; to shave
毛线 máo xiàn knitting wool; wool yarn
毛孔 máo kǒng pore
鸡毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom); fig. trivial (matter)
吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious; nitpick
绒毛 róng máo fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine)
毛利 máo lì gross profit
毫毛 háo máo hair; soft hair; down
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