毛 (máo) — Chinese Character

毛

máo

hair; feather; raw; gross; 1/10 yuan

Radical: 毛 HSK 1 nr, n, q

Components & Etymology

毛 decomposes into the following components:

乇一

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 毛.

不毛

bù máo

barren

为毛

wèi máo

五毛

wǔ máo

see 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]

体毛

tǐ máo

body hair

刚毛

gāng máo

bristle

发毛

fā máo

to rant and rave

寒毛

hán máo

fine hair on the human body

屌毛

diǎo máo

惹毛

rě máo

(coll.) to irritate

拔毛

bá máo

to pull out hair

换毛

huàn máo

to molt (of birds)

搞毛

gǎo máo

Characters that share the radical 毛.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.