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

WORDS

病 lǎo máo bìng chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem
fā máo to rant and rave; to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)
虫 máo chóng caterpillar
róng máo fuzz
jī máo chicken feather; CL:根[gen1]; trivial
泽东 máo zé dōng Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chinese communist leader
之地 bù máo zhī dì barren land; desert
孩子 máo hái zi (coll.) infant; ignorant child
脚 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
囊 máo náng hair follicle
榉 shān máo jǔ beech
yè máo armpit hair
遂自荐 máo suì zì jiàn Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
zōng máo mane
雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle; light rain; (fig.) mere trifle
hán máo fine hair on the human body
丫头 huáng máo yā tou silly little girl
多如牛 duō rú niú máo as many as the hair of the ox (idiom); great amount of; countless
色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat
马海 mǎ hǎi máo mohair (loanword)
料 máo liào rough lumber; woollen cloth
驴 máo lǘ donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]
é máo goose feather
毡 máo zhān felt
竹 máo zhú moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc