毛囊

máonáng

noun #30,829

Measure Word

一个毛囊 gè

Meanings

1 hair follicle

Characters

Examples

毛囊发炎了。

Máonáng fāyán le.

The hair follicles are inflamed.

这种洗发水可以清洁毛囊。

Zhè zhǒng xǐfàshuǐ kěyǐ qīngjié máonáng.

This shampoo cleans the hair follicles.

Tips

memory

Literally 'hair pouch' — 毛 (hair) + 囊 (sack/pouch). The follicle really is the tiny pouch in your skin that the hair grows out of, so the Chinese coinage is more anatomically transparent than the Latin-derived English 'follicle'.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

囊 náng