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毛 - máo

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

hair, fur, feathers; coarse

How to read 毛

Click 毛 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmáo
Englishhair, fur, feathers; coarse
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

毛利 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 毛刷. Please read 毛刺 one more time.

Common words with this character

gross profit
brush
barb; whiskers
Maonan ethnic group

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 毛 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 毛利 and 毛刷 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 毛.