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

豬 máo zhū live pig
遂 máo suì Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 jian4]
遂自薦 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)
选 máo xuǎn Selected Works of Mao Zedong; abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Xuan3 ji2]
選 máo xuǎn Selected Works of Mao Zedong; abbr. for 毛澤東選集|毛泽东选集[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Xuan3 ji2]
邊 máo biān raw edge (textiles, papermaking etc); rough edge
边纸 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc; also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
邊紙 máo biān zhǐ fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc; also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
邓三 máo dèng sān Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents; abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
鄧三 máo dèng sān Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents; abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
酸浆 máo suān jiāng husk ground-cherry; Physalis pubescens
酸漿 máo suān jiāng husk ground-cherry; Physalis pubescens
里塔尼亞 máo lǐ tǎ ní yà Mauritania
锥 máo zhuī writing brush (old); Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
錐 máo zhuī writing brush (old); Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
驢 máo lǘ donkey; CL:頭|头[tou2]
骨悚然 máo gǔ sǒng rán to have one's hair stand on end (idiom); to feel one's blood run cold
髮 máo fà hair
鸭蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
鴨蛋 máo yā dàn balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)
孔 hàn máo kǒng sweat pore
泰山鸿 tài shān hóng máo as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
泰山鴻 tài shān hóng máo as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
火烧眉 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
火燒眉 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency