毫 (háo): Fine hair — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 毫

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 毫

3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

毫

高tall, high

毛hair, fur

毫=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 毫

毫 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 毫

Non-existence or negation (the slightest amount)

When combined with negative words, 毫 emphasizes the absence of even the smallest amount.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

Yī一

piàn片

yào药

hán含

wǔ五

bǎi百

háo

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高tall, high

+毛hair, fur

A tiny hair (毛) on a tall, long object (高) — an extremely small unit of measurement.

sī丝

háo毫

the slightest amount

HSK 6

háo毫

wú无

none; not in the least

HSK 3.0 · L6

háo毫

bù不

hardly

Metric prefix (thousandth)

As a prefix, 毫 means one-thousandth of a base unit.

HSK 6

háo毫

mǐ米

millimetre

HSK 3.0 · L6

háo毫

shēng升

milliliter

毫

kè克

。

One tablet contains five hundred milligrams.

tā他

duì对

wǒ我

de的

jiàn建

yì议

méi没

yǒu有

sī丝

háo毫

xìng兴

qù趣

。

He has not the slightest interest in my suggestion.

tā他

duì对

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

háo毫

wú无

xìng兴

qù趣

。

He has no interest in this matter at all.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

nǐ你

yì一

gēn根

háo毫

máo毛

dōu都

bú不

huì会

shǎo少

。

Don't worry, you won't lose a single hair.

zhè这

zhāng张

zhǐ纸

de的

hòu厚

dù度

shì是

yì一

háo毫

mǐ米

。

This piece of paper is one millimeter thick.

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