箭毛

jiànmáo

noun

Measure Word

一根箭毛 gēn

Meanings

1 quill
2 barbed spine (as on a hedgehog or porcupine)

Characters

Examples

豪猪遇敌时会竖起箭毛。

Háozhū yù dí shí huì shù qǐ jiànmáo.

When threatened, the porcupine raises its quills.

刺猬身上的箭毛非常扎手。

Cìwei shēn shàng de jiànmáo fēicháng zhāshǒu.

The quills on a hedgehog prickle the hand.

Tips

memory

箭 (arrow) + 毛 (hair): a "hair that is an arrow" — a neat visual for the hollow, sharp-tipped quills of porcupines and hedgehogs.

Stroke Order

箭 jiàn

毛 máo