- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
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毛
毛
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MEANING16 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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中动物身上细软的毛发；或指毛布等织物dòngwù shēnshang xìruǎn de máofā；huò zhǐ máobù děng zhīwù
- 。
This garment is made of pure wool.
- 。
The chick's feathers are both soft and yellow.
- 貳名noun
hair
中动物身上的细长东西，或人的头发dòngwù shēnshang de xìcháng dōngxi，huò rén de tóufa
- 。
The cat's fur is both soft and smooth.
- 參名noun
feather
中鸟或动物身上细小的毛发niǎo huò dòngwù shēnshang xìxiǎo de máofā
- 。
This bird has a lot of feathers.
- 。
The duckling's feathers are so soft.
- 肆名noun
wool
中动物身上细软的像线一样的东西dòngwù shēnshang xìruǎn de xiàng xiàn yīyàng de dōngxi
- 。
This sweater is made of wool.
- ，。
This scarf is woven from wool and is both soft and warm.
- 伍量measure word
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
中人民币的单位，十分之一元rénmínbì de dānyuán, shí fēn zhī yī yuán
- 。
A jin of apples sells for two yuan and five jiao.
- 陸形adjective
raw
中未经加工、处理或完成的东西wèi jīng jiāgōng、chǔlǐ huò wánchéng de dōngxi
- 。
This garment is made of wool.
- ，。
This batch of cotton is still raw and hasn't been processed yet.
- 柒形adjective
coarse or semifinished
中不光滑、不精细或未完成的bù guānghuá、bù jīngxì huò wèi wánchéng de
- 。
The fabric of this garment is quite rough.
- ，。
The surface of this board is still quite rough and needs to be sanded down.
- 捌形adjective
young
中还很年轻；还没有完全成长háishi hěn niánqīng；háishi méiyǒu wánquán chéngzhǎng
- 。
He's still very young and inexperienced.
- ，。
This young man is still pretty rough around the edges and needs a lot more tempering.
- 玖形adjective
careless
- 。
He does things very carelessly.
- ，。
He was so careless with his homework that he got several questions wrong.
- 拾形adjective
unthinking
中不仔细、不认真的样子bù zǐxìxì、bù rènzhēn de yàngzi
- 。
He's very careless in the way he does things.
- ，。
Young people can't be too rash when making decisions — they need to think things through more carefully.
- 11名noun
mildew
中衣服或食物上长的霉菌yīfu huò shíwù shang zhǎng de méijūn
- 。
This bread has gotten moldy.
- ，。
The strawberries in the fridge have gone moldy and can't be eaten anymore.
- 12形adjective
nervous
中感到不安、紧张的心理状态gǎndào búān、jǐnzhāng de xīnlǐ zhuàngtài
- 。
He's a bit nervous.
- ，。
Hearing that news, she couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her heart.
- 13形adjective
scared
中感到害怕、恐惧的样子gǎndào hàipà、kǒngjù de yàngzi
- 。
I'm a bit nervous.
- ，。
That loud noise scared her out of her wits.
- 14动verb
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
中（货币）价值下降、变得不值钱（huòbì）jiàzhí xiàjiàng、biàn de búzhí qian
- 。
This money is worthless.
- 。
Inflation is gradually eroding the value of the yuan.
- 15名noun
mold
中用来制造或铸造东西的工具yònglái zhìzào huò zhùzào dōngxi de gōngjù
- 。
This bread has gotten moldy.
- ，。
The strawberries were left in the fridge too long and have all gone moldy.
- 16名noun
surname Mao
中中国人的姓氏zhōngguó rén de xìngshì
- 。
Mr. Mao is the new manager of our company.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
毛
MEANING16 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
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中动物身上细软的毛发；或指毛布等织物dòngwù shēnshang xìruǎn de máofā；huò zhǐ máobù děng zhīwù
- 。
This garment is made of pure wool.
- 。
The chick's feathers are both soft and yellow.
- 貳名noun
hair
中动物身上的细长东西，或人的头发dòngwù shēnshang de xìcháng dōngxi，huò rén de tóufa
- 。
The cat's fur is both soft and smooth.
- 參名noun
feather
中鸟或动物身上细小的毛发niǎo huò dòngwù shēnshang xìxiǎo de máofā
- 。
This bird has a lot of feathers.
- 。
The duckling's feathers are so soft.
- 肆名noun
wool
中动物身上细软的像线一样的东西dòngwù shēnshang xìruǎn de xiàng xiàn yīyàng de dōngxi
- 。
This sweater is made of wool.
- ，。
This scarf is woven from wool and is both soft and warm.
- 伍量measure word
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
中人民币的单位，十分之一元rénmínbì de dānyuán, shí fēn zhī yī yuán
- 。
A jin of apples sells for two yuan and five jiao.
- 陸形adjective
raw
中未经加工、处理或完成的东西wèi jīng jiāgōng、chǔlǐ huò wánchéng de dōngxi
- 。
This garment is made of wool.
- ，。
This batch of cotton is still raw and hasn't been processed yet.
- 柒形adjective
coarse or semifinished
中不光滑、不精细或未完成的bù guānghuá、bù jīngxì huò wèi wánchéng de
- 。
The fabric of this garment is quite rough.
- ，。
The surface of this board is still quite rough and needs to be sanded down.
- 捌形adjective
young
中还很年轻；还没有完全成长háishi hěn niánqīng；háishi méiyǒu wánquán chéngzhǎng
- 。
He's still very young and inexperienced.
- ，。
This young man is still pretty rough around the edges and needs a lot more tempering.
- 玖形adjective
careless
- 。
He does things very carelessly.
- ，。
He was so careless with his homework that he got several questions wrong.
- 拾形adjective
unthinking
中不仔细、不认真的样子bù zǐxìxì、bù rènzhēn de yàngzi
- 。
He's very careless in the way he does things.
- ，。
Young people can't be too rash when making decisions — they need to think things through more carefully.
- 11名noun
mildew
中衣服或食物上长的霉菌yīfu huò shíwù shang zhǎng de méijūn
- 。
This bread has gotten moldy.
- ，。
The strawberries in the fridge have gone moldy and can't be eaten anymore.
- 12形adjective
nervous
中感到不安、紧张的心理状态gǎndào búān、jǐnzhāng de xīnlǐ zhuàngtài
- 。
He's a bit nervous.
- ，。
Hearing that news, she couldn't shake the uneasy feeling in her heart.
- 13形adjective
scared
中感到害怕、恐惧的样子gǎndào hàipà、kǒngjù de yàngzi
- 。
I'm a bit nervous.
- ，。
That loud noise scared her out of her wits.
- 14动verb
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
中（货币）价值下降、变得不值钱（huòbì）jiàzhí xiàjiàng、biàn de búzhí qian
- 。
This money is worthless.
- 。
Inflation is gradually eroding the value of the yuan.
- 15名noun
mold
中用来制造或铸造东西的工具yònglái zhìzào huò zhùzào dōngxi de gōngjù
- 。
This bread has gotten moldy.
- ，。
The strawberries were left in the fridge too long and have all gone moldy.
- 16名noun
surname Mao
中中国人的姓氏zhōngguó rén de xìngshì
- 。
Mr. Mao is the new manager of our company.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
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