毛
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Han character
毛 (Kangxi radical 82, 毛+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹手山 (HQU), four-corner 20714, composition ⿱丿⿻二乚)
Derived characters
- Appendix:Chinese radical/毛
- 𠇔, 㕰, 㘪, 㚪, 𡥊, 𫷀, 𢗳, 㧌, 𣲭, 𤝄, 𨑺, 𪰌, 枆, 𣥡, 𭴎, 牦, 𭸶, 𦙤, 𮁠, 瓱, 㿞, 眊, 𥐽, 秏, 竓, 粍, 䋃(𫄜), 耗, 𬚱, 蚝, 𧠑, 𮗥, 䚽(𬣜), 𨈥, 軞(𬨁), 酕, 𨱞, 兞, 𩉪, 䫽, 𬲎, 𩠔, 䭷, 𩫁, 𩲊, 魹, 𩿘, 𪉚, 𪎷, 䶰
- 覒, 𩿂, 𰀴, 𤆬, 𥄥, 𨖧, 宒, 芼, 𦒷, 𬔆, 笔, 耄, 雮, 靟, 𤦖, 𥇾, 髦, 𨪅, 旄, 尾, 麾, 閐(𨸃), 𧘝
Descendants
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 591, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16772
- Dae Jaweon: page 983, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1994, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6BDB
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Pictogram (象形) – feather or hair.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/r-m(u/i/ja)l (“hair; fur; feather”); related to 眉 (OC *mril, “eyebrow”) and cognate with Manipuri ꯃꯨꯅ (mun, “pubic hair”), Garo খিমিল (khimil, “hair; fur”), Proto-Lolo-Burmese *ʔ-məw¹ (“body hair”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007).
(Cantonese) (mold): folk etymology suggests from English mold.
Pronunciation
Definitions
毛
- hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)
- (dialectal) hair on the head
- mildew; mold
- (colloquial) jiao; one tenth of a yuan or dollar; ten cents; dime
- coarse; raw; semifinished
- 毛茶 ― máochá ― raw tea
- (of an amount) gross
- rough; sketchy
- 毛估 ― máogū ― to make a rough estimate
- small; little
- careless; unthinking
- panicked; scared; nervous
- angry; furious
- (of currency) depreciated
- (Mainland China, colloquial or slang) no; nothing; damn all; my ass
- (Cantonese, colloquial, always with the classifier) nothing; damn all; jack shit; bugger all (Classifier: 條／条 c)
- (ACG) hair (in unnatural colours)
- (Hokkien) tiny; minute
- (Hokkien) impure; contaminated; false; mixed
- (Mainland China Hokkien) crops; vegetation; greenery; plants
- (Mainland China Hokkien) unrefined; crude
- a surname
- 毛澤東／毛泽东 ― Máo Zédōng ― Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), founder of the People's Republic of China
Usage notes
In Standard Chinese, for hair on the human head, use 頭髮／头发 (tóufa) instead.
Synonyms
- (hair on the head):
Dialectal synonyms of 頭髮 (“hair (on the head)”)
- (jiao):
Dialectal synonyms of 角 (“ten cents; dime”)
Compounds
- 一毛
- 一毛不拔 (yīmáobùbá)
- 一毛錢／一毛钱
- 不毛 (bùmáo)
- 不毛之地 (bùmáozhīdì)
- 九牛一毛 (jiǔniúyīmáo)
- 九牛毛
- 二毛 (èrmáo)
- 二毛子
- 二道毛子
- 五毛 (wǔmáo)
- 伐毛洗髓
- 倒捽毛兒／倒捽毛儿
- 兔毛
- 兔毛大伯
- 兔角龜毛／兔角龟毛
- 冠毛
- 出毛病
- 刺毛
- 剛毛／刚毛 (gāngmáo)
- 千里鵝毛
- 吊毛
- 吹毛
- 吹毛取瑕
- 吹毛毛
- 吹毛求瑕
- 吹毛求疵 (chuīmáoqiúcī)
- 吹毛索疵
- 命輕鴻毛／命轻鸿毛
- 土毛
- 多如牛毛 (duōrúniúmáo)
- 大毛
- 太山鴻毛／太山鸿毛
- 奶毛 (nǎimáo)
- 寒毛 (hánmáo)
- 寒毛直豎／寒毛直竖
- 寬皮毛／宽皮毛
- 小毛 (xiǎomáo)
- 小毛賊／小毛贼
- 小毛頭／小毛头
- 尾毛
- 屌毛
- 屬毛離裡／属毛离里
- 山毛櫸／山毛榉 (shānmáojǔ)
- 愛惜羽毛／爱惜羽毛 (àixīyǔmáo)
- 愛毛反裘／爱毛反裘
- 扁毛畜生
- 打毛線／打毛线 (dǎ máoxiàn)
- 披毛犀
- 拂毛羽
- 拿毛
- 挑毛揀刺／挑毛拣刺
- 挑毛病
- 挽眉毛
- 搖鵝毛扇／摇鹅毛扇
- 撏毛搗鬢／挦毛捣鬓
- 撈毛的／捞毛的
- 料毛
- 旃毛
- 旋毛蟲／旋毛虫
- 松毛
- 松毛蟲／松毛虫 (sōngmáochóng)
- 棕毛 (zōngmáo)
- 歹鬥毛／歹斗毛
- 死輕鴻毛／死轻鸿毛
- 殖毛劑／殖毛剂
- 毛丫頭／毛丫头
- 毛了
- 毛了手腳／毛了手脚
- 毛人
- 毛兔子
- 毛公鼎
- 毛利 (máolì)
- 毛利人 (Máolìrén)
- 毛刺 (máocì)
- 毛刻本
- 毛包
- 毛南族 (Máonánzú)
- 毛司
- 毛咕
- 毛嘴 (Máozuǐ)
- 毛囊 (máonáng)
- 毛囊炎 (máonángyán)
- 毛囊蟲／毛囊虫
- 毛團／毛团 (máotuán)
- 毛團把戲／毛团把戏
- 毛地黃／毛地黄 (máodìhuáng)
- 毛坑
- 毛坯 (máopī)
- 毛太紙／毛太纸
- 毛子 (máozi)
- 毛子人
- 毛子話／毛子话
- 毛孔 (máokǒng)
- 毛孩子 (máoháizi)
- 毛家港 (Máojiāgǎng)
- 毛寶放龜／毛宝放龟
- 毛尖 (máojiān)
- 毛尖茶
- 毛崽子
- 毛巾 (máojīn)
- 毛巾被 (máojīnbèi)
- 毛布 (máobù)
- 毛市 (Máoshì)
- 毛序
- 毛廁／毛厕
- 毛心
- 毛所得
- 毛手毛腳／毛手毛脚 (máoshǒumáojiǎo)
- 毛料 (máoliào)
- 毛施淑姿
- 毛板
- 毛桃
- 毛栗子
- 毛樣／毛样 (máoyàng)
- 毛毛
- 毛毛匠
- 毛毛毛 (máomáomáo)
- 毛毛的
- 毛毛蟲／毛毛虫
- 毛毛雨
- 毛毛騰騰／毛毛腾腾
- 毛毯 (máotǎn)
- 毛氈／毛毡 (máozhān)
- 毛氈苔／毛毡苔 (máozhāntái)
- 毛渠
- 毛烘烘
- 毛燕
- 毛片
- 毛物
- 毛犀
- 毛玻璃
- 毛瑟槍／毛瑟枪 (máosèqiāng)
- 毛病 (máobìng)
- 毛皮 (máopí)
- 毛穎／毛颖
- 毛窩／毛窝
- 毛窩子／毛窝子
- 毛窩鞋／毛窝鞋
- 毛竹 (máozhú)
- 毛筆／毛笔 (máobǐ)
- 毛筍／毛笋
- 毛筆字／毛笔字
- 毛糙 (máocāo)
- 毛紡／毛纺 (máofǎng)
- 毛紙／毛纸
- 毛細現象／毛细现象 (máoxì xiànxiàng)
- 毛細管／毛细管 (máoxìguǎn)
- 毛細管水／毛细管水
- 毛細血管／毛细血管 (máoxì xuèguǎn)
- 毛線／毛线 (máoxiàn)
- 毛線衣／毛线衣 (máoxiànyī)
- 毛織品／毛织品 (máozhīpǐn)
- 毛織物／毛织物 (máozhīwù)
- 毛繩／毛绳
- 毛群 (máoqún)
- 毛義捧檄／毛义捧檄
- 毛羽
- 毛腰
- 毛腳女婿／毛脚女婿
- 毛腳媳婦／毛脚媳妇
- 毛腳毛手／毛脚毛手
- 毛腳雞／毛脚鸡
- 毛舉／毛举
- 毛舉細事／毛举细事
- 毛舉細務／毛举细务
- 毛舉細故／毛举细故
- 毛舉縷析／毛举缕析
- 毛草
- 毛茸
- 毛茶 (máochá)
- 毛茸茸
- 毛蒂青皮
- 毛薑／毛姜
- 毛藍／毛蓝
- 毛蛋 (máodàn)
- 毛蚶 (máohān)
- 毛蜞
- 毛蝨／毛虱
- 毛蝦／毛虾 (máoxiā)
- 毛蟲／毛虫 (máochóng)
- 毛蟹 (máoxiè)
- 毛血
- 毛衣 (máoyī)
- 毛衫 (máoshān)
- 毛裝／毛装
- 毛裡拖氈／毛里拖毡
- 毛裝本／毛装本
- 毛襪／毛袜
- 毛詩／毛诗 (Máoshī)
- 毛譜／毛谱
- 毛豆 (máodòu)
- 毛象 (máoxiàng)
- 毛豬／毛猪
- 毛賊／毛贼 (máozéi)
- 毛躁 (máozào)
- 毛遂自薦／毛遂自荐 (máosuìzìjiàn)
- 毛邊紙／毛边纸 (máobiānzhǐ)
- 毛里塔尼亞 (Máolǐtǎníyà)
- 毛里求斯 (Máolǐqiúsī)
- 毛重 (máozhòng)
- 毛錢／毛钱 (máoqián)
- 毛錐子／毛锥子
- 毛開骨悚／毛开骨悚
- 毛雨
- 毛頭／毛头 (máotóu)
- 毛頭星／毛头星
- 毛頭紙／毛头纸
- 毛額／毛额 (máo'é)
- 毛食
- 毛騰廝火／毛腾厮火
- 毛驢／毛驴 (máolǘ)
- 毛骨悚然 (máogǔsǒngrán)
- 毛骨森然
- 毛骨森竦
- 毛骨竦然 (máogǔsǒngrán)
- 毛骨聳然／毛骨耸然 (máogǔsǒngrán)
- 毛髮／毛发 (máofà)
- 毛髮之功／毛发之功
- 毛髮俱豎／毛发俱竖
- 毛髮倒豎／毛发倒竖
- 毛髮悚然／毛发悚然
- 毛髮森豎／毛发森竖
- 毛髮皆豎／毛发皆竖
- 毛髮聳然／毛发耸然
- 毫毛 (háomáo)
- 毫毛不犯
- 毳毛
- 氄毛
- 氈上拖毛／毡上拖毛
- 氈毛／毡毛
- 汗毛 (hànmáo)
- 泰山鴻毛／泰山鸿毛
- 涼爽羊毛／凉爽羊毛
- 溫毛／温毛
- 潑毛團／泼毛团
- 潑毛神／泼毛神
- 火燒眉毛／火烧眉毛 (huǒshāoméimáo)
- 烏毛蕨／乌毛蕨
- 無毛／无毛 (wúmáo)
- 燎毛
- 燕毛
- 牛之一毛
- 牛毛 (niúmáo)
- 狗毛
- 狼毛筆／狼毛笔
- 班毛
- 生毛帶角／生毛带角
- 略知皮毛
- 發毛／发毛 (fāmáo)
- 白毛
- 白毛風／白毛风 (báimáofēng)
- 皮之不存，毛將焉附／皮之不存，毛将焉附 (pí zhī bù cún, máo jiāng yān fù)
- 皮毛 (pímáo)
- 眉毛 (méimáo)
- 眼扎毛
- 眾毛攢裘／众毛攒裘
- 眼睫毛 (yǎnjiémáo)
- 睫毛 (jiémáo)
- 管城毛穎／管城毛颖
- 紅毛／红毛 (hóngmáo)
- 紅毛城／红毛城 (Hóngmáochéng)
- 紅毛番／红毛番 (hóngmáofān)
- 細毛／细毛 (xìmáo)
- 細毛藻／细毛藻
- 絨毛／绒毛 (róngmáo)
- 綿毛／绵毛
- 繭絲牛毛／茧丝牛毛
- 纖毛／纤毛 (xiānmáo)
- 纖毛蟲／纤毛虫
- 纖毛運動／纤毛运动
- 罵毛延壽／骂毛延寿
- 羊毛 (yángmáo)
- 羊毛猴
- 羊毛疔
- 羊毛脂 (yángmáozhī)
- 羽毛 (yǔmáo)
- 羽毛未豐／羽毛未丰
- 羽毛球 (yǔmáoqiú)
- 羽毛衣
- 翎毛
- 翎毛畫／翎毛画
- 翻毛兒／翻毛儿
- 老毛
- 老毛子 (lǎomáozi)
- 老毛病 (lǎomáobìng)
- 胎毛 (tāimáo)
- 脫毛／脱毛 (tuōmáo)
- 腋毛 (yèmáo)
- 腳毛／脚毛 (jiǎomáo)
- 腸絨毛／肠绒毛
- 腹背之毛
- 腿毛 (tuǐmáo)
- 膽邊生毛／胆边生毛
- 自惜羽毛
- 茸毛
- 茶毛蟲／茶毛虫
- 茹毛飲血／茹毛饮血 (rúmáoyǐnxuè)
- 草雞毛／草鸡毛
- 蛓毛蟲／蛓毛虫
- 血毛
- 褪毛 (tuìmáo)
- 西寧毛／西宁毛
- 見驥一毛／见骥一毛
- 觸毛／触毛
- 謹毛失貌／谨毛失貌
- 豎人毛髮／竖人毛发
- 豎毛／竖毛
- 豎毛筋／竖毛筋
- 輕如鴻毛／轻如鸿毛
- 輕於鴻毛／轻于鸿毛 (qīngyúhóngmáo)
- 重眉毛
- 野毛扁豆
- 鑒毛辨色／鉴毛辨色
- 長毛／长毛
- 長毛絨／长毛绒 (chángmáoróng)
- 長毛象／长毛象 (chángmáoxiàng)
- 阿奇毛 (āqímáo)
- 陰毛／阴毛 (yīnmáo)
- 雞毛帚／鸡毛帚 (jīmáozhǒu)
- 雞毛店／鸡毛店
- 雞毛打帚／鸡毛打帚
- 雞毛撢子／鸡毛撢子 (jīmáo dǎnzi)
- 雞毛文書／鸡毛文书
- 雞毛蒜皮／鸡毛蒜皮 (jīmáosuànpí)
- 鞭毛 (biānmáo)
- 鞭毛藻
- 鞭毛蟲／鞭毛虫
- 顛毛／颠毛
- 飛毛腿／飞毛腿 (fēimáotuǐ)
- 食毛踐土／食毛践土
- 飲血茹毛／饮血茹毛
- 騏驥一毛／骐骥一毛
- 體毛／体毛 (tǐmáo)
- 髯毛
- 鬃毛 (zōngmáo)
- 鬢毛／鬓毛 (bìnmáo)
- 鱗毛／鳞毛
- 鳳毛／凤毛 (fèngmáo)
- 鳳毛濟美／凤毛济美
- 鳳毛麟角／凤毛麟角 (fèngmáo línjiǎo)
- 鴻毛／鸿毛 (hóngmáo)
- 鴻毛泰山／鸿毛泰山
- 鵝毛／鹅毛 (émáo)
- 鵝毛扇／鹅毛扇
- 鵝毛被／鹅毛被
- 鵝毛雪／鹅毛雪
- 鷹擊毛摯／鹰击毛挚
- 鷹爪毛兒／鹰爪毛儿
- 麟角鳳毛／麟角凤毛 (línjiǎo fèngmáo)
- 黃毛丫頭／黄毛丫头
- 黃毛團兒／黄毛团儿
- 龜毛／龟毛 (guīmáo)
- 龜毛兔角／龟毛兔角 (guīmáotùjiǎo)
Descendants
- → Arabic: مَاو (māw)
- → English: Mao
- → French: Mao
- → German: Mao
- → Italian: Mao
- → Persian: مائو (mâ'u)
- → Russian: Ма́о (Máo)
- → Turkish: Mao
- → Uyghur: ماۋ (maw)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
毛
References
- “毛”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
毛
Readings
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 毛 |
| け Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū of circa 759 CE. Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kay. Cognate with Proto-Ryukyuan *ke (“hair, fur”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 毛 |
| もう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 毛 (maw).
Pronunciation
Noun
- one thousandth
References
- ^ “毛”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
Hanja
Okinawan
Kanji
毛
Readings
Etymology
From Proto-Ryukyuan *ke, from Proto-Japonic *kay. Cognate with Japanese 毛 (ke).
Noun
毛 (kī)