How to write 毛
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Meaning of 毛
Pinyin
máo
Radical
毛
Strokes
4
Definition
hair / pore / fur
Usage
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毛 [máo]
名词 (Noun)
1. 动植物的皮上所生的丝状物: hair; feather; down; wool
Example: 毛笔 (brush made of animal hair), 羽毛 (feathers).
2. 像毛的东西，指谷物或草: grass and tree; corn
Example: 不毛之地 (barren land).
3. 衣物上的霉菌: mold on clothing
Example: 老没见太阳都长毛了 (has grown mold since it hasn't seen the sun for a long time).
4. 粗糙，没有加工的: rough; semi-finished
Example: 毛布 (rough cloth), 毛估 (rough estimate).
5. 不是纯净的: gross
Example: 毛利 (gross profit), 毛重 (gross weight).
6. 行动急躁: get angry or feel nervous
Example: 毛躁 (irritability).
7. 惊慌失措，主意乱了: feel flurried or nervous
Example: 把他吓毛了 (he was frightened).
8. 小: little; small
Example: 毛病 (minor issue), 毛孩子 (little child).
9. 货币贬值: depreciate
Example: 钱毛了 (money has depreciated).
10. 量词，用于钱币，等于“角”，一圆钱的十分之一: a fractional unit of money in China
Example: 两毛钱 (two dimes).
11. 姓: surname
形容词 (Adjective)
1. 比喻多而细碎: hairy
Example: 毛细管 (capillary).
2. 小，微不足道，多用于贬义: little; small
Example: 毛路 (narrow path), 毛神 (minor deity, used derogatorily).
3. 不纯净: gross
Example: 毛重 (gross weight).
4. 半加工的; 粗糙的: rough; semi-finished
Example: 毛坯 (rough blank).
动词 (Verb)
1. 发火; 发怒: get angry
Example: 毛司火性儿 (hot-tempered).
2. 贬值，兑换率下降: depreciate
Example: 货币毛了 (the currency has depreciated).
3. 发慌: feel nervous; flurried
Example: 吓毛了 (startled or frightened).
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious / nitpick
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 毛
Pinyin
mao2
Wubi
tfnv|etgn
Cangjie
hqu
Zhengma
mh
Four Corner
20714
Unicode
U+6bdb
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category