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羊毛 (yáng máo) — sheep's wool; fleece

Definition

noun
sheep's woolfleece
Measure word · 卷

Examples

  • 羊毛。
    Zhè jiàn máo yī shì yòng yáng máo zuò de.
    This sweater is made of wool.
  • 羊毛。
    Ào dà lì yà de yáng máo zhì liàng hěn hǎo.
    Australian wool is of good quality.
  • 羊毛。
    Dōng tiān chuān yáng máo wà zi hěn nuǎn huo.
    Wearing wool socks in winter is very warm.

Origin

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.

羊yángsheep
毛máohair/wool

羊毛 refers to the 毛 of a 羊, literally sheep hair.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 羊 comes from a drawing of a ram's head.

Open 羊 →

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.

Open 毛 →
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