Definitions
fine hair or fur on animals
Etymology
Many fine hairs 毛 forming a pelt
About
The character "毳" is formed by tripling the component "毛" for hair, creating a compound ideograph that originally denoted fine hair or down. Its structure directly reflects this meaning through visual accumulation. Historically, the term referred specifically to animal fur or bird plumage, but its usage expanded to describe any soft, delicate texture, and in certain contexts, it acquired secondary connotations of brittleness or fragility, though its primary association remains with hair-like qualities.
Etymology Hide
