髦
HSK 7–9

髦 (máo): flowing hair of young child

máo

flowing hair of young child

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Pinyin

máo

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

flowing hair of young child

How to Write 髦 (máo)

髦 is written in 14 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 髦

A phono-semantic compound: 髟 (hair) carries the meaning, and 毛 hints at the pronunciation.

What 髦 is Made Of

髦 is built from 2 components:

髟long hair
毛hair, fur, feathers

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Words Using 髦

Common Chinese words that contain 髦:

时髦

shímáo

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