毛遂 Traditional form: 毛遂 Pinyin (reading): Máo Suì Definitions: 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) Characters: 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse 遂 - to fail; to follow, to comply with Traditional characters: 毛 - hair, fur, feathers; coarse 遂 - to fail; to follow, to comply with