鬃毛

zōngmáo

noun #36,462

Measure Word

一根鬃毛 gēn

Meanings

1 mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
2 bristles

Characters

mane / bristles

Examples

HSK 5

这匹马的鬃毛又黑又亮。

Zhè pǐ mǎ de zōngmáo yòu hēi yòu liàng.

This horse's mane is black and shiny.

HSK 7-9

雄狮抖动着浓密的鬃毛。

Xióngshī dǒudòng zhe nóngmì de zōngmáo.

The male lion shook its thick mane.

Tips

memory

鬃 has the radical 髟 (biāo, long hair, the same component you see in 髮/发 'hair') over 宗 (zōng, ancestor / gives the sound). So: 'long hair'-radical + zōng-sound = the long hair on a horse's neck.

Stroke Order

鬃 zōng

毛 máo