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毫 is a phono-semantic compound: 高 (gāo, 'high') provides the sound, while 毛 (máo, 'hair') indicates the meaning. The character originally referred to the fine, soft hair of animals, particularly the long, pointed hairs used to make traditional writing brushes. This association with something so delicate led to the extended sense of an extremely small quantity or fraction. Eventually, 毫 became a standard unit for tiny measurements, equivalent to the milli- prefix in words like millimeter or milligram.
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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。
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