00775 Chinese character of 毫 and pronounce hou4

The Chinese character【毫】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes degree or image, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Very little or minute. Explanation: (1) Fine hair. For example: “a hair”, “the tip of a hair”, “to see the smallest details”. (2) Extremely small or minute. For example: “A slight mistake can lead to a huge error.” (3) A little. Such as: “don’t care”, “it’s irrelevant”, “ruthless”. (4) Refers to a writing brush. Such as: “sheep hair”, “brushing”. (5) One thousandth of a unit of measurement, weight, etc. in the metric system. For example: “millimeter”, “milligram”.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【毫】:háo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【毫】:hou4

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【毫】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【毫】, for example:Describe the degree or image , It means mainly very little or minute.The intricacy of Chinese characters allows for multiple layers of meaning, some of which may not be entirely outlined here.

【毫】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【毫無、毫毛】(Mandarin Pinyin:háo wú 、háo máo/ Cantonese Jyutping:hou4 mou4 、hou4 mou4)

Writing this character requires 11 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


他對這件事毫無興趣。

He had no interest in the matter.


May you embrace the beauty of Chinese and enhance your knowledge here. Feel free to explore the available information at your leisure.