Definitions
Etymology
Pictograph of a feather.
About
The character 毛 originated as a pictograph for hair or fur, with its modern form maintaining a simple four-stroke structure that acts as a radical in other characters related to fibrous materials. Its core meaning of physical hair expanded to include wool, feathers, and derived objects like the hair-based 毛笔 or writing brush. Over time, the character also came to denote anything fine or small, such as in 毛毛雨 for a light drizzle, and developed uses in contexts implying minor scale or triviality.
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我的毛衣很暖和。
她用毛线织围巾。
我喜欢用毛笔写字。
这台电脑有点毛病。
小狗毛茸茸的。
妈妈煮了毛豆给我吃。
这件毛皮大衣很昂贵。
他做事有点毛躁。