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The character 毫, formed by the semantic component 毛 for "hair" and the phonetic component 高, initially referred specifically to the long, fine hairs on animals, particularly their slender tips. This concrete meaning gradually extended to describe anything exceedingly small or minute, leading to its adoption as a designated unit for measuring minimal lengths and weights. Over time, its semantic scope broadened further to abstract contexts, where it came to indicate fine details or slight distinctions, all while preserving its foundational association with minuteness derived from its etymological and structural origins.
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毫不费力。
我丝毫不感到惊讶。
这笔的笔尖很细，只有一毫米。
他对这个提议毫无兴趣。
我毫不犹豫地答应了她的请求。
两国在边界问题上寸土不让，毫不妥协。
即使在最微小的细节上，他也观察得毫厘不差。
形势已经发生了根本性的转变，与昨天相比毫无相似之处。