马海毛 (mǎ hǎi máo) — mohair | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mohair

马海毛。
Zhè jiàn máo yī shì yòng mǎ hǎi máo zhī de.
This sweater is knitted with mohair.
马海毛。
Tā mǎi le yì tiáo mǎ hǎi máo wéi jīn.
She bought a mohair scarf.
马海毛。
mǎ hǎi máo De zhì dì fēi cháng róu ruǎn.
The texture of mohair 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.

马海mohair

联合Side by side

马海 spells mohair, and 毛 means hair or fiber.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

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.