毛 (máo): hair, feather, down
毛 (máo) is a Chinese character meaning “hair.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 乇 (structural) and 一 (structural). It ranks #623 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- hair
- feather
- down
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 毛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 毛病noun | máo bìng | fault | 5 |
| 毛巾noun | máo jīn | towel | 4 |
| 毛衣noun | máo yī | (wool) sweater | 4 |
| 眉毛noun | méi mao | eyebrow | 6 |
| 羽毛球noun | yǔ máo qiú | badminton | 3 |
| 毛笔 | máo bǐ | writing brush | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather |
| 毛发 | máo fà | hair |
| 睫毛 | jié máo | eyelashes |
| 毛毛 | máo mao | (pet name for a baby or small child) |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | fleece |
| 毛毯 | máo tǎn | blanket |
| 毛皮 | máo pí | fur |
| 皮毛 | pí máo | fur |
| 汗毛 | hàn máo | hair |
| 脱毛 | tuō máo | to lose hair or feathers |
| 毛线 | máo xiàn | knitting wool |
| 毛孔 | máo kǒng | pore |
| 绒毛 | róng máo | fur |
| 毛利 | máo lì | gross profit |
| 毫毛 | háo máo | fine hair (on the body) |
毛 appears in 100 compound words: 47 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 2 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 毛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (19)
rarity of rarities; rare treasures or talents; things that are few and far between
slight knowledge of sth; superficial acquaintance with a subject; a smattering
to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services
to be very greedy (such that every tasks completed by that person will have some money embezzled)
rarity of rarities; rare treasures or talents; things that are few and far between
to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services
Showing 12 of 19 idioms containing 毛.
Example Sentences
老师教我们毛字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men máo zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of Mao's characters.
陌生人闯入金毛会点反应?实测结果超意外 全网暖男非浪得...
mò shēng rén chuǎng rù jīn máo huì diǎn fǎn yīng ? shí cè jié guǒ chāo yì wài quán wǎng nuǎn nán fēi làng dé . . .
How do strangers react when they break into a golden retriever? The measured results are super unexpected, and the whole network is warm and male...
男粉买1条应援毛巾“3个人用”!边荷律翻白眼粉笑疯:自己...
nán fěn mǎi 1 tiáo yīng yuán máo jīn 3 gè rén yòng ! biān hé lǜ fān bái yǎn fěn xiào fēng : zì jǐ . . .
Male fans buy 1 support towel "for 3 people"! Bian Helu rolled his eyes and laughed crazy: himself...
健康主题馆/长者肌少症 拧不干毛巾是警讯
jiàn kāng zhǔ tí guǎn cháng zhě jī shǎo zhèng níng bù gān máo jīn shì jǐng xùn
Health Theme Hall/Sarcopenia in the Elderly Unable to wring out the towel is a warning sign
...ity Chic上半财年获利飙升86%,毛利率大幅提升
. . . i t y C h i c shàng bàn cái nián huò lì biāo shēng 8 6 , máo lì lǜ dà fú tí shēng
... ity Chic's profit soared 86% in the first half of the fiscal year, and gross margin increased significantly
...理陈佩琪酸“单身狗” 赖清德合体小英再晒毛小孩
. . . lǐ chén pèi 琪 suān dān shēn gǒu lài qīng dé gě tǐ xiǎo yīng zài shài máo xiǎo hái
... Li Chen Peiqi sour "single dog" Lai Qingde combined Xiaoying to dry the furry child again
你觉得这件毛衣怎么样？
Nǐ juéde zhè jiàn máoyī zěnmeyàng?
What do you think of this sweater?
你觉得胸毛是性感的吗？
Nǐ juéde xiōng máo shì xìnggǎn de ma?
Do you think that chest hair is sexy?
我的腿有什么毛病？
Wǒ de tuǐ yǒu shénme máobìng?
What's wrong with my legs?
那是你昨天买的毛衣吗？
Nàshi nǐ zuótiān mǎi de máoyī ma?
Is that the sweater you bought yesterday?
Character Family
毛 Radical Family — Characters sharing the fur radical
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