懂中文 Dong Chinese

髦

máo

flowing hair of young child

Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 毛 represents the sound.

Components
髟 meaning component

髟  Meaning component

biāo

  

long hair

毛 sound component

毛  Sound component

máo

  

hair

Evolution

髦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
髦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
髦 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
髦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

髦  

máo

flowing hair of young child; bang (hair); fashionable; mane

Most common words with 髦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

时髦

in vogue

髦

mane

赶时髦

to keep up with the latest fashion