毫 (háo): hair, drawing brush, (in the) least
毫 (háo) is a Chinese character meaning “hair.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 毛 (fur). It ranks #879 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 毫 hair. Its radical form 毛 (fur) appears in many related characters such as 毛 (máo, hair), 毯 (tǎn, blanket).
Definitions
- hair
- drawing brush
- (in the) least
Etymology & Origin
pictophonetichair
Decomposition: ⿱⿳亠口冖毛 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 毫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least | 6 |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly | 6 |
| 毫米measure | háo mǐ | millimeter | 6 |
| 毫升measure | háo shēng | milliliter | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毫无疑问 | háo wú yí wèn | certainty |
| 丝毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree |
| 毫不犹豫 | háo bù yóu yù | without the slightest hesitation |
| 毫克 | háo kè | milligram |
| 毫发 | háo fà | a hair |
| 毫不留情 | háo bù liú qíng | to show no quarter |
| 毫不费力 | háo bù fèi lì | effortless |
| 毫毛 | háo máo | fine hair (on the body) |
| 分毫 | fēn háo | fraction |
| 毫不迟疑 | háo bù chí yí | without the slightest hesitation |
| 一丝一毫 | yī sī yī háo | one thread, one hair (idiom) |
| 毫秒 | háo miǎo | millisecond, ms |
| 毫不客气 | háo bù kè qi | no trace of politeness |
| 明察秋毫 | míng chá qiū háo | lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) |
| 毫米波 | háo mǐ bō | millimeter wave (radio signal) |
毫 appears in 55 compound words: 60 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 毫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 毫.
Example Sentences
毫字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
háo zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "毫" is written is quite unique and left a deep impression on me.
...A及MT8821C 打造CTIA认证5G毫米波OTA测试系统
. . . A jí M T 8 8 2 1 C dǎ zào C T I A rèn zhèng 5 G háo mǐ bō O T A cè shì xì tǒng
...A and MT8821C to Build a CTIA-Certified 5G Millimeter-Wave OTA Test System
棱研科技MWC展毫米波相位阵列布局 聚焦多轨卫星通讯
léng yán kē jì M W C zhǎn háo mǐ bō xiāng wèi zhèn liè bù jú jù jiāo duō guǐ wèi xīng tōng xùn
Lingyan Technology MWC exhibition millimeter wave phase array layout focuses on multi-orbit satellite communication
...妇赴国会闭门作证 希拉里称对爱泼斯坦案“毫不知情”
. . . fù fù guó huì bì mén zuò zhèng xī lā lǐ chèn duì ài pō sī tǎn àn háo bù zhī qíng
... Woman testifies behind closed doors in Congress, Hillary says she has "no knowledge" about the Epstein case
伊朗高调备战 专家:美国这次很难毫发无伤
yī lǎng gāo diào bèi zhàn zhuān jiā : měi guó zhè cì hěn nán háo fā wú shāng
Iran's high-profile preparations for war Expert: It is difficult for the United States to come out unscathed this time
宇宙毫无疑问是无限的。
Yǔzhòu háowúyíwèn shì wúxiàn de.
There's no doubt: the universe is infinite.
失之毫厘，谬之千里。
Shī zhī háolí, miù zhī qiān lǐ.
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
谣言是毫无根据的。
Yáoyán shì háowú gēnjù de.
The rumors are unfounded.
简的美丽丝毫不逊色于她母亲。
Jiǎn de měilì sīháo bù xùnsè yú tā mǔqīn.
Jane is no less beautiful than her mother.
汤姆看起来毫发无损。
Tāngmǔ kànqǐlai háofà wú sǔn.
Tom looked like he was unfazed by that.
Character Family
毛 Radical Family — Characters sharing the fur radical
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