髦 (máo): bang (hair), fashionable, mane

髦 (máo) is a Chinese character meaning “bang (hair).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 髟 (semantic) and 毛 (phonetic). It ranks #2824 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 髦 hair. Its radical form 髟 (hair) appears in many related characters such as 髯 (rán, beard), 鬓 (bìn, temples).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. bang (hair)
  2. fashionable
  3. mane

Etymology & Origin

髦

pictophonetichair

Decomposition: ⿱髟毛 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
时髦adjectiveshí máoin vogue
赶时髦verbgǎn shí máoto keep up with the latest fashion
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

髦 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 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 髦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

曹cáo
0.491300 co-occurrences
扮bàn
0.39466 co-occurrences
朽xiǔ
0.37912 co-occurrences
时shí
0.376727 co-occurrences
赶gǎn
0.34716 co-occurrences
俊jùn
0.33646 co-occurrences
穿chuān
0.33154 co-occurrences
衣yī
0.31038 co-occurrences
祖zǔ
0.30972 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

髦字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

máo zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "髦" is not commonly used in everyday life.

少数派Jul 2026

原创之余,也不忘还原漫画名场面,站在潮流前沿的设定和摄影,时髦值绝不落于人后。

yuán chuàng zhī yú , yě bù wàng hái yuán màn huà míng chǎng miàn , zhàn zài cháo liú qián yán de shè dìng hé shè yǐng , shí máo zhí jué bù luò yú rén hòu .

In addition to original content, the show also recreates iconic scenes from the manga, with cutting-edge settings and cinematography that keep it right on trend.

少数派Jul 2026

它的织物面料用的是一种格子型的防泼溅涤纶,稍微带有一点光泽感,看上去还蛮时髦的。

tā de zhī wù miàn liào yòng de shì yī zhǒng gé zǐ xíng de fáng pō jiàn dí 纶 , shāo wēi dài yǒu yī diǎn guāng zé gǎn , kàn shàng qù hái mán shí máo de .

The fabric is a checkered, splash-resistant polyester with a subtle sheen, giving it a rather stylish look.

爱范儿Jul 2026

有些新专业名字很响,课程却浅;有些老专业不时髦,反而耐用。

yǒu xiē xīn zhuān yè míng zì hěn xiǎng , kè chéng què qiǎn ; yǒu xiē lǎo zhuān yè bù shí máo , fǎn ér nài yòng .

Some new majors have flashy names but offer shallow coursework; some older majors may not be trendy, but they stand the test of time.

大紀元 | 大紀元新聞網Mar 2026

在Costco买四款苹果新品 时髦又省钱

zài C o s t c o mǎi sì kuǎn píng guǒ xīn pǐn shí máo yòu shěng qián

Buy Four New Apple Products at Costco: Stylish and Budget-Friendly

UdnnewsindexMar 2026

...告 全新H691、Hyperlight时髦亮相

. . . gào quán xīn H 6 9 1 , H y p e r l i g h t shí máo liàng xiāng

...Announcement: The all-new H691 and Hyperlight make their stylish debut

Tatoeba

虽然时髦一点,但是价钱太大!

Suīrán shímáo yīdiǎn, dànshì jiàqian tài dà!

It's kind of in vogue, but the price is too much!

Tatoeba

你可能认为那些鞋子很时髦, 但是他们不是。

Nǐ kěnéng rènwéi nàxiē xiézi hěn shímáo, dànshì tāmen bù shì.

You may think those shoes are in fashion, but they aren't.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 髟 (hair) component

Related Characters

Homophones — Characters pronounced máo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 髦 (máo) mean in Chinese?
髦 (máo) primarily means "bang (hair)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2824 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 髦 and 耗?
髦 (máo) and 耗 (hào) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 髟 vs 耒 (same 毛 component).
How many strokes does 髦 have?
髦 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 髦?
The radical associated with 髦 is 髟 (hair). This radical appears in many characters related to hair.
What are the components of 髦?
髦 is composed of: 髟 (semantic), 毛 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱髟毛 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 髦?
Common words with 髦 include: 时髦 (shí máo, "in vogue"); 赶时髦 (gǎn shí máo, "to keep up with the latest fashion"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 髦 (máo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation máo: 毛 (hair), 冒 (to emit), 贸 (trade), 貌 ((bound form) appearance), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 髦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 髦 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.