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毛发 (máo fà) — hair (on the human body and head)

Definition

noun
hair (on the human body and head)
Measure word · 根

Examples

  • 毛发。
    Tā tóu shàng de máo fà hěn nóng mì.
    The hair on his head is very thick.
  • 毛发。
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de máo fà.
    The doctor examined his hair.
  • 毛发。
    Dòng wù de máo fà kě yǐ bǎo nuǎn.
    The hair of animals can keep them warm.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

毛máohair
发fāhair

毛 and 发 both refer to hair, together covering body hair and head hair.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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