小毛 (xiǎo máo) — fuzz (fine short hair on skin or fabric); short…

Definition

Refers to the fine, short fuzz on skin or fabric, or an animal pelt with short hair. Often used in the phrase 一层小毛 to describe a soft, downy layer.

noun

fuzz (fine short hair on skin or fabric)short-haired pelt (animal hide with short hair)

Measure word · 层

小毛。
Yīng ér de pí fū shàng yǒu yī céng xiǎo máo.
There is a layer of fuzz on the baby's skin.
小毛。
Zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng xiǎo máo zuò de.
This coat is made of short-haired pelt.
小毛。
Zhè zhǒng dòng wù pí shàng de xiǎo máo hěn róu ruǎn.
The fuzz on this animal's hide is very soft.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

Small hair names fine fuzz or a short-haired pelt.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape of 小 comes from three small dots, later elongated into its strokes; the apparent parts 八 and 丨 are a later way of seeing it.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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