fur

máo (mao2)

Radical no. 82 · 4 strokes (82 部首 · 4 82 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽑ (máo) — meaning: fur, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting a single hair or animal fur. Its curved strokes evoke the appearance of long strands of hair.

Mnemonic: Three curved strokes stacked together resemble strands of hair twisted and bundled closely.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

18 characters
  • háo

    hair

    11 strokes

  • tǎn

    blanket

    12 strokes

  • cuì

    crisp

    12 strokes

  • old variant of 屄[bi1]

    12 strokes

  • sān

    long-haired

    12 strokes

  • jiàn

    shuttlecock

    12 strokes

  • mào

    restless

    13 strokes

  • shū

    rug

    13 strokes

  • a coarse, woollen serge

    14 strokes

  • máo

    yak (Bos grunniens)

    15 strokes

  • rǒng

    down or fine hair

    16 strokes

  • chǎng

    overcoat

    16 strokes

  • used in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3 lu5]

    16 strokes

  • used in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3 lu5]

    16 strokes

  • zhān

    felt (fabric)

    17 strokes

  • sào

    restless, melancholy

    17 strokes

  • liè

    old variant of 鬣[lie4]

    19 strokes

  • woolen rug

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.