Usage of the character 毛

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 (jiǎo) , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分 (fēn))

Máo

毛

[毛]

surname Mao

máoxiàn

毛线

[毛線]

knitting wool
wool yarn

chùmáo

触毛

[觸毛]

tactile hair; vibrissa; whisker

língmáo

翎毛

[翎毛]

feather
plume
plumage
CL:根 (gēn)

róngmáo

茸毛

[茸毛]

fuzz

máopài

毛派

[毛派]

Maoist

bùmáo

不毛

[不毛]

barren

bìnmáo

鬓毛

[鬢毛]

hair on the temples

máobiān

毛边

[毛邊]

(textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge; rough edge

róngmáo

绒毛

[絨毛]

fur
down (soft fur)
villi capillary (in the small intestine)

chǐmáo

耻毛

[恥毛]

pubic hair

chángmáo

长毛

[長毛]

long-wool (sheep etc)
long-haired (dog etc)

Máomao

毛毛

[毛毛]

(pet name for a baby or small child)

wǔmáo

五毛

[五毛]

fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
(fig.) paltry sum of money
(abbr. for 五毛黨／五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng)) hired Internet commenter

rěmáo

惹毛

[惹毛]

(coll.) to irritate
to annoy
to piss sb off

máogèn

毛茛

[毛茛]

buttercup

máonáng

毛囊

[毛囊]

hair follicle

pímáo

皮毛

[皮毛]

fur
fur clothing
skin and hair
superficial
superficial knowledge

xiānmáo

纤毛

[纖毛]

cilium

máozi

毛子

[毛子]

hairy fellow
foreigner
Russian (derog.)
bandit (old)
tuft of fine hair

méimao

眉毛

[眉毛]

eyebrow
CL:根 (gēn)

máodǔ

毛肚

[毛肚]

tripe (gastronomy)

máowō

毛窝

[毛窩]

cotton-padded shoes
(old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers

niúmáo

牛毛

[牛毛]

ox hair (used as a metaphor for sth very numerous or sth fine and delicate)

gǎomáo

搞毛

[搞毛]

(dialect) what are you doing?
what the hell?

xiànmáo

腺毛

[腺毛]

(botany) glandular hair

máochóng

毛虫

[毛蟲]

caterpillar

máozhū

毛猪

[毛豬]

live pig

máozhú

毛竹

[毛竹]

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc

fāmáo

发毛

[發毛]

to rant and rave
to be scared, upset (Beijing dialect)

máozhān

毛毡

[毛氈]

felt

zōngmáo

棕毛

[棕毛]

palm fiber
coir

xūmáo

须毛

[鬚毛]

whiskers
mustache

máopiàn

毛片

[毛片]

pornographic film
rushes (of a movie)
(old) fur color

qǐmáo

起毛

[起毛]

fluff
lint
to feel nervous

biānmáo

鞭毛

[鞭毛]

flagellum

Chángmáo

长毛

[長毛]

(derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

máosi

毛厕

[毛廁]

variant of 茅廁／茅厕 (máosi)

máoyī

毛衣

[毛衣]

(wool) sweater
CL:件 (jiàn)

máotǎn

毛毯

[毛毯]

blanket

máotiáo

毛条

[毛條]

wool top, semiprocessed raw wool

Máo Suì

毛遂

[毛遂]

Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦／毛遂自荐 ( Máo Suìzìjiàn)

gāngmáo

肛毛

[肛毛]

hair around the anus

máodòu

毛豆

[毛豆]

immature green soy beans, either still in the pod (edamame) or removed from the pod

hánmáo

寒毛

[寒毛]

fine hair on the human body

máoxì

毛细

[毛細]

capillary

tǐmáo

体毛

[體毛]

body hair

bímáo

鼻毛

[鼻毛]

nose hair

Máoxuǎn

毛选

[毛選]

Selected Works of Mao Zedong (abbr. for 毛澤東選集／毛泽东选集 ( Máo Zédōng Xuǎnjí))

yǔmáo

羽毛

[羽毛]

feather
plumage
plume

wèimáo

为毛

[為毛]

(Internet slang) why?

báimáo

白毛

[白毛]

white hair (of animals)
see also 白髮／白发 (báifà)

tuōmáo

脱毛

[脫毛]

to lose hair or feathers
to molt
depilation
to shave

máoxiàng

毛象

[毛象]

mammoth

máokǒu

毛口

[毛口]

metal filings (e.g. from a drill or lathe)
burr

Máomǔ

毛姆

[毛姆]

Maugham (family name)
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer

huànmáo

换毛

[換毛]

to molt (of birds)
to change feathers

miánmáo

棉毛

[棉毛]

knitted cotton

yèmáo

腋毛

[腋毛]

armpit hair

máozhì

毛痣

[毛痣]

hairy nevus

máoshuā

毛刷

[毛刷]

brush

máobìng

毛病

[毛病]

fault
defect
shortcomings
ailment
CL:個／个 (gè)

máosè

毛色

[毛色]

(of an animal) appearance or color of coat

máopī

毛坯

[毛坯]

semifinished products

máozhuī

毛锥

[毛錐]

writing brush (old)
Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush

hànmáo

汗毛

[汗毛]

hair
soft hair
down

wúmáo

无毛

[無毛]

hairless

jiémáo

睫毛

[睫毛]

eyelashes

lièmáo

鬣毛

[鬣毛]

mane

shāomáo

烧毛

[燒毛]

to singe (textiles)

máokēng

毛坑

[毛坑]

variant of 茅坑 (máokēng)

máocì

毛刺

[毛刺]

barb
whiskers

máogēn

毛根

[毛根]

a strand of hair
pipe cleaner

máolā

毛拉

[毛拉]

Mullah (religious leader in Islam)

máopí

毛皮

[毛皮]

fur
pelt

máozhòng

毛重

[毛重]

gross weight

jīmáo

鸡毛

[雞毛]

chicken feather
CL:根 (gēn)
trivial

yīnmáo

阴毛

[陰毛]

pubic hair

máofà

毛发

[毛髮]

hair

máobǐ

毛笔

[毛筆]

writing brush
CL:枝 (zhī),管 (guǎn)

bámáo

拔毛

[拔毛]

to pull out hair
to pluck
epilation

Máo Gài

毛概

[毛概]

Introduction to Maoism (subject)
abbr. for 毛澤東思想概論／毛泽东思想概论 ( Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng Gàilùn)

zhǎngmáo

长毛

[長毛]

to grow hair
to become mildewed

máoliào

毛料

[毛料]

rough lumber
woollen cloth

máojīn

毛巾

[毛巾]

towel
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

máochá

毛茶

[毛茶]

unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea

máolü

毛驴

[毛驢]

donkey
CL:頭／头 (tóu)

bèimáo

被毛

[被毛]

coat (of an animal)

xìmáo

细毛

[細毛]

fuzz
fine fur (of marten etc)

zōngmáo

鬃毛

[鬃毛]

mane

háomáo

毫毛

[毫毛]

fine hair (on the body); down
(often used figuratively as in 動毫毛／动毫毛 (donghàomào) "to harm sb in the slightest way")

máolì

毛利

[毛利]

gross profit

máokǒng

毛孔

[毛孔]

pore

bristle

máoyāo

毛腰

[毛腰]

(dialect) to bend over

guīmáo

龟毛

[龜毛]

(Tw) (coll.) indecisive; fussy; nitpicking (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (ku-moo))

émáo

鹅毛

[鵝毛]

goose feather

yángmáo

羊毛

[羊毛]

fleece
wool
woolen

tuōmáojì

脱毛剂

[脫毛劑]

depilatory medicine

jiémáogāo

睫毛膏

[睫毛膏]

mascara

jīnmáogǒu

金毛狗

[金毛狗]

golden retriever (dog breed)
Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)

Máonánzú

毛南族

[毛南族]

Maonan ethnic group of Guangxi

máomaoyǔ

毛毛雨

[毛毛雨]

drizzle; light rain
(fig.) mere trifle; sth that has only a weak effect

xiǎomáotou

小毛头

[小毛頭]

(coll.) new-born baby
young boy

yángmáoxiàn

羊毛线

[羊毛線]

knitting wool
wool yarn

sānmáomāo

三毛猫

[三毛貓]

tortoiseshell cat
calico cat

yǔmáoqiú

羽毛球

[羽毛球]

badminton
shuttlecock

máoyādàn

毛鸭蛋

[毛鴨蛋]

balut (boiled duck egg with a partly-developed embryo, which is eaten from the shell)

shāngháomáo

伤毫毛

[傷毫毛]

see 動毫毛／动毫毛 (dòngháomáo)

máoxiànzhēn

毛线针

[毛線針]

knitting needle

dòngháomáo

动毫毛

[動毫毛]

to lay a finger on sb; to harm sb in the slightest way

máoshōurù

毛收入

[毛收入]

gross income
gross profit

Máoziguó

毛子国

[毛子國]

(derog.) Russia

máomaochóng

毛毛虫

[毛毛蟲]

caterpillar

wǔmáodǎng

五毛党

[五毛黨]

fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)

Máodànjié

毛诞节

[毛誕節]

Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th

yǎnjiémáo

眼睫毛

[眼睫毛]

eyelashes

máoháizi

毛孩子

[毛孩子]

(coll.) infant
ignorant child

yángmáotǎn

羊毛毯

[羊毛毯]

woolen blanket

Máo Zédōng

毛泽东

[毛澤東]

Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976

xiǎomáochóng

小毛虫

[小毛蟲]

slug

máoxiǎonáng

毛小囊

[毛小囊]

follicle

Máo Dèng Sān

毛邓三

[毛鄧三]

Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents (abbr. for 毛澤東思想／毛泽东思想 ( Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng) + 鄧小平理論／邓小平理论 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng Lǐlùn) + 三個代表／三个代表 ( Sāngè Dàibiǎo))

Máozhǔyì

毛主义

[毛主義]

Maoism

Báimáonü

白毛女

[白毛女]

The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films

máobìjī

毛哔叽

[毛嗶嘰]

serge

Mǎ Liè Máo

马列毛

[馬列毛]

Marx, Lenin and Mao

yǔmáoduàn

羽毛缎

[羽毛緞]

camlet (silk fabric)

méimáoqián

眉毛钳

[眉毛鉗]

tweezers

mǎhǎimáo

马海毛

[馬海毛]

mohair (loanword)

máosuānjiāng

毛酸浆

[毛酸漿]

husk ground-cherry
Physalis pubescens

lǎomáozi

老毛子

[老毛子]

Westerner (esp. a Russian) (derog.)

máoxiànyī

毛线衣

[毛線衣]

sweater
woolen knitwear
wool

jīnmáoquǎn

金毛犬

[金毛犬]

golden retriever (dog breed)

Máolìrén

毛利人

[毛利人]

Maori, indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand

máozhīwù

毛织物

[毛織物]

woolen textiles

émáobǐ

鹅毛笔

[鵝毛筆]

quill pen

máoxuèwàng

毛血旺

[毛血旺]

duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup

hāoyángmáo

薅羊毛

[薅羊毛]

to seek out discount vouchers, cashback offers etc and use them in making purchases

jīmáodiàn

鸡毛店

[雞毛店]

a simple inn with only chicken feathers to sleep on

huǒshānmáo

火山毛

[火山毛]

(geology) Pele's hair

máoyánghuái

毛洋槐

[毛洋槐]

rose acacia (Robinia hispida, a false acacia)

shānmáojǔ

山毛榉

[山毛櫸]

beech

hànmáokǒng

汗毛孔

[汗毛孔]

sweat pore

máoxìkǒng

毛细孔

[毛細孔]

pore

yǔmáobǐ

羽毛笔

[羽毛筆]

quill pen

hóngmáodān

红毛丹

[紅毛丹]

rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)

yángmáoshān

羊毛衫

[羊毛衫]

wool sweater; cardigan

Máo Zhǔxí

毛主席

[毛主席]

Chairman Mao
Mao Zedong 毛澤東／毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader

lǎomáobìng

老毛病

[老毛病]

chronic illness
old weakness
chronic problem

máobōli

毛玻璃

[毛玻璃]

frosted glass

máobiānzhǐ

毛边纸

[毛邊紙]

fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
also written 毛邊／毛边 (máobiān)

fēimáotuǐ

飞毛腿

[飛毛腿]

swift feet
fleet-footed runner

Máosùxiàng

毛塑像

[毛塑像]

statue of Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 毛澤東／毛泽东 ( Máo Zédōng)

biānmáogāng

鞭毛纲

[鞭毛綱]

flagellate

chángmáoxiàng

长毛象

[長毛象]

woolly mammoth

chángmáoróng

长毛绒

[長毛絨]

(textiles) plush

yángmáozhī

羊毛脂

[羊毛脂]

lanolin
wool oil

yǎnzhǎmáo

眼眨毛

[眼眨毛]

(dialect) eyelashes

máoróngróng

毛茸茸

[毛茸茸]

hairy; downy

èrmáozi

二毛子

[二毛子]

lit. secondary foreigner
(derogatory term for Chinese Christians and others associated with foreigners, used at the time of the Boxer Rebellion)
(coll.) westernized Chinese person
(derog.) person of mixed Chinese and Russian blood
(slang) Ukraine
German shepherd dog
(dialect) two-year-old goat

máoróngróng

毛绒绒

[毛絨絨]

fluffy
furry

chūmáobìng

出毛病

[出毛病]

a problem appears
to break down

tiāomáobìng

挑毛病

[挑毛病]

to nitpick
petty criticism
to nag

máotuǐkuáng

毛腿𫛭

[毛腿鵟]

(bird species of China) rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)

máoshǒumáojiǎo

毛手毛脚

[毛手毛腳]

carelessly and haphazardly
to paw
to grope
to get fresh

xiàmáomaoyǔ

下毛毛雨

[下毛毛雨]

to drizzle; to rain lightly
(fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly

kuàirbāmáo

块儿八毛

[塊兒八毛]

one yuan or less
around 80 cents or one dollar

huángmáoyātou

黄毛丫头

[黃毛丫頭]

silly little girl

máoméijūnbìng

毛霉菌病

[毛黴菌病]

mucormycosis

Máo Suìzìjiàn

毛遂自荐

[毛遂自薦]

Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

shēnpīyǔmáo

身披羽毛

[身披羽毛]

feathered

bùmáozhīdì

不毛之地

[不毛之地]

barren land
desert

Tàishānhóngmáo

泰山鸿毛

[泰山鴻毛]

as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)

jiǔniú-yīmáo

九牛一毛

[九牛一毛]

lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
fig. a drop in the ocean

chuīmáoqiúcī

吹毛求疵

[吹毛求疵]

lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
nitpick

máotuǐshājī

毛腿沙鸡

[毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

máoróngwánjù

毛绒玩具

[毛絨玩具]

plush toy
cuddly toy

hóngmáotàidài

鸿毛泰岱

[鴻毛泰岱]

light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

jīmáosuànpí

鸡毛蒜皮

[雞毛蒜皮]

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
fig. trivial (matter)

rúmáoyǐnxuè

茹毛饮血

[茹毛飲血]

devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)

qiānlǐ'émáo

千里鹅毛

[千里鵝毛]

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
also written 千里送鵝毛／千里送鹅毛 (qiānlǐsòng'émáo)

bámáoliánrú

拔毛连茹

[拔毛連茹]

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

qīngyúhóngmáo

轻于鸿毛

[輕於鴻毛]

light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
unimportant

tiāomáotīcì

挑毛剔刺

[挑毛剔刺]

to find fault
to carp
nitpicking

duōrúniúmáo

多如牛毛

[多如牛毛]

as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
innumerable
countless

máotuǐyèyīng

毛腿夜鹰

[毛腿夜鷹]

(bird species of China) great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

yànguòbámáo

雁过拔毛

[雁過拔毛]

lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
fig. to seize any opportunity
pragmatic

émáodàxuě

鹅毛大雪

[鵝毛大雪]

goose feather snow (idiom)
big heavy snow fall

máoxìxuèguǎn

毛细血管

[毛細血管]

capillary blood vessels

lüèzhīpímáo

略知皮毛

[略知皮毛]

slight knowledge of sth
superficial acquaintance with a subject
a smattering

hóngmáo Tài Shān

鸿毛泰山

[鴻毛泰山]

lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

huǒshāoméimao

火烧眉毛

[火燒眉毛]

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency

yǔmáoqiúchǎng

羽毛球场

[羽毛球場]

badminton court

fèngmáolínjiǎo

凤毛麟角

[鳳毛麟角]

lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
fig. few and far between

máojiǎoyúxiāo

毛脚渔鸮

[毛腳漁鴞]

(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

Máolǐqiúsī

毛里求斯

[毛里求斯]

Mauritius

wǔmáotèxiào

五毛特效

[五毛特效]

laughable low-budget special effects

máogǔsǒngrán

毛骨悚然

[毛骨悚然]

to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
to feel one's blood run cold

yīmáobùbá

一毛不拔

[一毛不拔]

stingy (idiom)

Máo Zédōng Zhǔyì

毛泽东主义

[毛澤東主義]

Maoism

báifùmáojiǎoyàn

白腹毛脚燕

[白腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

Máo Zédōng Xuǎnjí

毛泽东选集

[毛澤東選集]

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

máozhīyùndòngshān

毛织运动衫

[毛織運動衫]

jersey

cángmáoxìngjíbìng

藏毛性疾病

[藏毛性疾病]

pilonidal disease

yángdùzimáojīn

羊肚子毛巾

[羊肚子毛巾]

see 羊肚手巾 (yángdùshǒujīn)

jīnmáoxúnhuíquǎn

金毛寻回犬

[金毛尋回犬]

golden retriever

Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng

毛泽东思想

[毛澤東思想]

Mao Zedong Thought

hēihóumáojiǎoyàn

黑喉毛角燕

[黑喉毛角燕]

(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)

qiānlǐsòng'émáo

千里送鹅毛

[千里送鵝毛]

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

tiāomáotīcìr

挑毛剔刺儿

[挑毛剔刺兒]

erhua variant of 挑毛剔刺 (tiāomáotīcì)

Máolǐtǎníyà

毛里塔尼亚

[毛里塔尼亞]

Mauritania

qiānlǐjì'émáo

千里寄鹅毛

[千里寄鵝毛]

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
also written 千里送鵝毛／千里送鹅毛

yānfùmáojiǎoyàn

烟腹毛脚燕

[煙腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)

Máo Zhǔxí Yǔlù

毛主席语录

[毛主席語錄]

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, published from 1964 to about 1976

Xīzàngmáotuǐshājī

西藏毛腿沙鸡

[西藏毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

róngmáoxìngxiànjīsù

绒毛性腺激素

[絨毛性腺激素]

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

xiānmáodònglìdànbái

纤毛动力蛋白

[纖毛動力蛋白]

ciliary dynein protein

bágēnhànmáobǐyāocū

拔根汗毛比腰粗

[拔根汗毛比腰粗]

lit. a hair plucked from (person A) would be thicker than (person B)'s waist (idiom)
fig. A is far richer (or more powerful) than B
(used in a pattern such as A拔根汗毛比B的腰粗 ( Abágēnhànmáobǐ Bdeyāocū))

názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn

拿着鸡毛当令箭

[拿著雞毛當令箭]