毫发

毫髮

háofà

noun #12,734

Meanings

1 a hair; the slightest (amount)
2 (used to emphasize something extremely small)

Characters

fine hair; tiny; milli-

hair (on the head)

Examples

他毫发无损地从事故中逃了出来。

Tā háofà wúsǔn de cóngshì gù zhōng táo le chūlai.

He escaped from the accident without a scratch.

差之毫发，谬以千里。

Chā zhī háofà, miù yǐ qiān lǐ.

A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.

Tips

memory

毫 (fine hair/tiny) + 发 (hair) = an extremely tiny amount. Most commonly seen in the set phrase 毫发无损 (completely unharmed).

Stroke Order

毫 háo

发 fā