毛 · máo

hair; fur

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#82

Kangxi

4

Strokes

#63

Frequency

Visual hint

Animal fur or a grass blade: a long downstroke with small strokes spreading like fine hairs.

Suggests fur, hair, feathers, or something fine and delicate.

varies

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毛

2 examples

毛

máo

hair; fur; feather; Mao

HSK 2

毫

háo

extremely small; brush hair

HSK 6

Fur/hair radical. Found in 毛 (fur/hair), 毫 (tiny/brush-hair), 笔 (pen/brush).

A single soft animal hair: long, fine, and gently curved — like a feather drifting down.

手: 毛 is fine hair/fur; 手 is a hand with fingers — similar looking but different meaning.

What radical is this: 毛?