cuì
máo

technical

Meaning of 毳毛

毳毛 means vellus hair; fine, soft, non-pigmented hair on the body (excluding scalp, pubic, and axillary hair). Pronounced cuì máo.

  • vellus hair; fine, soft, non-pigmented hair on the body (excluding scalp, pubic, and axillary hair)

Definitions & Examples

Yīng
ér
chū
shēng
shí
 
quán
shēn
gài
zhe
ruǎn
de
cuì
máo
 

When babies are born, their whole body is covered with soft vellus hair.

Cuì
máo
zhōng
máo
ruǎn
 
tōng
cháng
yán
jiào
qiǎn
 

Vellus hair is finer and softer than terminal hair, and usually lighter in color.

Suí
zhe
nián
líng
de
zēng
zhǎng
 
fen
cuì
máo
néng
huì
zhuǎn
biàn
wéi
zhōng
máo
 

As age increases, some vellus hair may transform into terminal hair.

Measure Words

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