毪

mú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Tibetan woollen cloth; pulu (a coarse hand-woven fabric)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā chuān zhe pò mú shān, dǐyù bù liǎo yánhán.
His tattered woollen jacket couldn't keep out the cold.
HSK 7-9
Múzi shì yòng gāoyuán máoniú máo shǒugōng zhī chéng de.
Tibetan woollen cloth is hand-woven from highland yak hair.

Tips

culture
Lives in the compounds 毪子 and 毪衫 - the Chinese name for 氆氇 (pulu), the dense hand-woven woollen cloth produced across the Tibetan plateau from yak and sheep hair. Pulu robes are a staple of highland clothing and are listed as Tibetan national intangible cultural heritage.
register
Niche / ethnographic register. Outside writing about Tibet, highland weaving, or folk songs you'll never meet 毪.

Components

radical
毛 máo
hair; wool
Left 毛 (Kangxi #82, hair) - the woollen material. Anchors the cloth-of-animal-hair sense; pairs naturally with 毡 (felt) and 毯 (woven blanket / rug).
phonetic
母 mǔ
mother (here phonetic)
Right 母 supplies the sound (mǔ → mú). Same phonetic in 母 and 拇.

Stroke Order

毪 mú