毛
máo
hair
surname Mao; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
sprouting (乇) + one (一) = hair, feather, or fur
毛 originally depicted strands of hair or fur growing outward. The 乇 element suggests a sprouting or dangling shape, while 一 marks the skin surface from which the strands emerge — though 一 here is structural rather than deeply symbolic.
这件毛衣上有几根猫毛。
zhè jiàn máo yī shàng yǒu jǐ gēn māo máo。
There are a few cat hairs on this sweater.
他买了一个包子，花了五毛钱。
tā mǎi le yí gè bāo zi，huā le wǔ máo qián。
He bought a steamed bun and spent fifty fen.
Words with 毛
块儿八毛
kuài r bā máo
one yuan or less
茸毛
róng máo
fuzz
金毛
jīn máo
blond fur; golden hair
金毛寻回犬
jīn máo xún huí quǎn
golden retriever
金毛犬
jīn máo quǎn
golden retriever (dog breed)
金毛狗
jīn máo gǒu
golden retriever (dog breed)
长毛
cháng máo
(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)
长毛
zhǎng máo
to grow hair
长毛绒
cháng máo róng
(textiles) plush
长毛象
cháng máo xiàng
woolly mammoth
除毛
chú máo
to remove hair; to depilate
阴毛
yīn máo
pubic hair