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

笔 máo bǐ writing brush; CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
病 tiāo máo bìng to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag
坯 máo pī semifinished products
饮血 rú máo yǐn xuè devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
yīn máo pubic hair
zōng máo palm fiber; coir
收入 máo shōu rù gross income; gross profit
线针 máo xiàn zhēn knitting needle
豆 máo dòu immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod
象 máo xiàng mammoth
猪 máo zhū live pig
重 máo zhòng gross weight
biān máo flagellum
麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between
刺 máo cì barb; whiskers
姆 máo mǔ Maugham (family name); W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer
玻璃 máo bō li frosted glass
边 máo biān raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc); rough edge
里塔尼亚 máo lǐ tǎ ní yà Mauritania
里求斯 máo lǐ qiú sī Mauritius
狗 jīn máo gǒu golden retriever (dog breed); Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
大雪 é máo dà xuě goose feather snow (idiom); big heavy snow fall
不拔 yī máo bù bá stingy (idiom)
猫 sān máo māo tortoiseshell cat; calico cat
貓 sān máo māo tortoiseshell cat; calico cat