毫
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hair; drawing brush; (in the) least; one thousandth; currency unit, 0.1 yuan
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 毛 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 毫
- Common rank
- #1,322
- Unicode
- U+6BEB
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Formation & memory
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Words with 毫
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一分一毫 | (idiom) the tiniest bit | |
| 毫不客气 | no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism) | |
| 毫不费力 | effortless; not expending the slightest effort | |
| 一丝一毫 | one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota | |
| 毫发无伤 | (idiom) unscathed; unharmed; without a scratch | |
| 毫安时 | milliampere-hour (mAh) | |
| 分毫之差 | hairsbreadth difference | |
| 毫不留情 | to show no quarter; ruthless; relentless | |
| 毫无保留 | to hold nothing back; without reservation | |
| 动毫毛 | to lay a finger on sb; to harm sb in the slightest way | |
| 失之毫厘，差之千里 | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous l… | |
| 差之毫厘，失之千里 | the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom); a miss is as good as a mile | |
| 毫无二致 | (idiom) without the slightest difference | |
| 失之毫厘，差以千里 | a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous l… | |
| 丝毫不差 | accurate to perfection (idiom); precise to the finest detail | |
| 毫米波 | millimeter wave (radio signal) | |
| 毫无效果 | to no avail; achieving nothing; totally ineffective; to have no effect; to fall flat (esp.… | |
| 毫米水银柱 | millibar (unit of pressure) | |
| 毫不 | hardly; not in the least; not at all | |
| 毫微米 | millimicron or one-millionth of a millimeter |