髦
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máo · fashionable, in vogue

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

髟Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 髦 sits in each complete thought.

Suī rán shí máo yì diǎn, dàn shì jià qián tài dà!虽然时髦一点,但是价钱太大!

It's sort of fashionable, but the price is too high!

Source: Tatoeba #420712 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duǎn qún bù shí máo le.短裙不时髦了。

The short skirt is out of fashion.

Source: Tatoeba #2675123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎn shàng shí máo赶上时髦

Get with it.

Source: Tatoeba #940263 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě néng rèn wéi nà xiē xié zǐ hěn shí máo , dàn shì tā mén bú shì.你可能認為那些鞋子很時髦, 但是他們不是。

You may think those shoes are in fashion, but they aren't.

Source: Tatoeba #775799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào gǎn shí máo.不要趕時髦。

Don't follow the trends.

Source: Tatoeba #770345 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 髦 in context

  1. Say máo, then recall the core meaning: fashionable, in vogue.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 时髦 (shí máo), meaning “in vogue”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 髦 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.