毫毛

háomáo

noun #23,130

Meanings

1 fine body hair
2 down
3 a hair (figuratively: the slightest amount)

Characters

fine hair; slightest amount; milli-

hair; fur; feather

Examples

HSK 3

这件事不会伤他毫毛。

Zhè jiàn shì búhuì shāng tā háomáo.

This matter will not harm him in the slightest.

HSK 4

他身上连一根毫毛都没受伤。

Tā shēnshàng lián yī gēn háomáo dōu méi shòushāng.

Not a single hair on his body was harmed.

HSK 7-9

孙悟空的毫毛可以变化无穷。

Sūn Wùkōng de háomáo kěyǐ biànhuà wúqióng.

Sun Wukong's hairs can transform into countless things.

Tips

culture

毫毛 is famous in Chinese culture through 《西游记》 (Journey to the West), where Sun Wukong (孙悟空) plucks hairs from his body and transforms them into clones or objects. The phrase 动毫毛 ('to harm a hair') means to harm someone in any way at all.

Stroke Order

毫 háo

毛 máo