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毛 (máo): measure word for money; (hair)

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HSK 3classifier, (noun)

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: measure word for money; (hair)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: classifier, (noun)
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 4
Radical: 毛
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

hair
feather
down
wool
mildew
mold
coarse or semifinished
young
raw
careless
unthinking
nervous
scared
(of currency) to devalue or depreciate
classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3]
hair
fur
feather
down
mildew
mold
careless
rough
to be scared
to be nervous
dozen of a yuan
surname Mao

Chinese explanation

指动植物表面的细丝状东西，如羊毛、羽毛
也指物体上长的霉，如馒头长毛了
又指做事粗心、不细致，如毛手毛脚
还是中国的一个姓氏，如毛泽东。

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