毫
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háo · fine hair

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 毫

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háoWords pronounced háo
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Example sentences

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Wǒ háo bú fèi jìn jiù zhǎo dào tā de gōng sī.我毫不费劲就找到他的公司。

I had no trouble finding his office.

Source: Tatoeba #1438611 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kàn dào zhè xiē zuò yè, wǒ háo wú yā lì.看到这些作业,我毫无压力。

Seeing those tasks, I did not feel the burden.

Source: Tatoeba #1695437 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qíng kuàng sī háo méi yǒu gǎi biàn.情况丝毫没有改变。

The situation hasn't changed at all.

Source: Tatoeba #8914614 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ kàn qǐ lái háo fā wú sǔn.汤姆看起来毫发无损。

Tom looked like he was unfazed by that.

Source: Tatoeba #9400966 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì háo bù yóu yù jià gěi nǐ.我会毫不犹豫嫁给你。

I would marry you without hesitation.

Source: Tatoeba #13751701 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men háo bú fèi lì dì xiǎng chū le mì mǎ.我们毫不费力地想出了密码。

We easily figured out the password.

Source: Tatoeba #336670 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 毫 in context

  1. Say háo, then recall the core meaning: fine hair.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 毫不 (háo bù), meaning “hardly”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 毫 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.