毛皮 (máo pí) — fur, pelt | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

furpelt

Measure word · 张

毛皮。
Zhè jiàn dà yī shì yòng máo pí zuò de.
This coat is made of fur.
毛皮。
Tā dài le yì tiáo máo pí wéi jīn.
She wore a fur scarf.
毛皮。
Xǔ duō dòng wù yīn wèi máo pí ér bèi liè shā.
Many animals are hunted for their fur.

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.

毛 means hair and 皮 means skin, so this is skin covered with hair.

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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.

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

皮 shows a hand pulling fur off an animal pelt, with the pelt drawn at the upper left.

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