毛

On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A2.

máo ㄇㄠˊ

    • hair
    • feather
    • down
    • wool
    • mildew
    • mold
    • coarse or semifinished
    • young
    • raw
    • careless
    • unthinking
    • nervous
    • scared
    • to devalue or depreciate

      of currency

    • classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 jiǎo , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 fēn)
    • surname Mao

Classifiers (measure words)

hair

feather

down

Other words read máo

In the same tone

  • 茅 máo reeds
  • 矛 máo spear
  • 髦 máo bang
  • 锚 máo anchor
  • 旄 máo banner decorated with animal's tail

All 10 words read máo

mao with other tones

  • 冒 mào emit
  • 猫 māo cat
  • 貌 mào appearance
  • 帽 mào hat
  • 茂 mào luxuriant

All 34 words read mao in any tone

Other words read máo

In the same tone

  • 茅 máo reeds
  • 矛 máo spear
  • 髦 máo bang
  • 錨 máo anchor
  • 旄 máo banner decorated with animal's tail

All 10 words read máo

mao with other tones

  • 冒 mào emit
  • 貓 māo cat
  • 貌 mào appearance
  • 帽 mào hat
  • 茂 mào luxuriant

All 34 words read mao in any tone

How 毛 is written

    部首 radical
    毛
    笔画 strokes
    4
    结构 structure
    独体字

    毛 as a 部首

    毛 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 23 under 毛. Look a character up by the 毛 radical

    Easy to confuse with 毛

    Words with 毛

    Starting with 毛

    • 毛泽东 máozédōng Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
    • 毛泽东思想 máozédōngsīxiǎng Mao Zedong Thought
    • 毛病 máobìng fault
    • 毛尖 máojiān maojian
    • 毛巾 máojīn towel

    All 97 words starting with 毛

    Ending with 毛

    All 76 words ending with 毛

    Containing 毛

    • 羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú badminton
    • 凤毛麟角 fèngmáolínjiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns
    • 白毛女 báimáonǚ White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
    • 飞毛腿 fēimáotuǐ swift feet
    • 鸡毛蒜皮 jīmáosuànpí fig. trivial

    All 61 words containing 毛

    Words with 毛

    Starting with 毛

    • 毛澤東 máozédōng Mao Zedong (1893–1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935–1976
    • 毛澤東思想 máozédōngsīxiǎng Mao Zedong Thought
    • 毛病 máobìng fault
    • 毛尖 máojiān maojian
    • 毛巾 máojīn towel

    All 97 words starting with 毛

    Ending with 毛

    All 76 words ending with 毛

    Containing 毛

    • 羽毛球 yǔmáoqiú badminton
    • 鳳毛麟角 fèngmáolínjiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns
    • 白毛女 báimáonǚ White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films
    • 飛毛腿 fēimáotuǐ swift feet
    • 雞毛蒜皮 jīmáosuànpí fig. trivial

    All 61 words containing 毛

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