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

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.

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