máo髦（髮）
髦（髮）
archaic
Meaning of 髦
髦 means short hair hanging over a child's forehead (ancient usage). Pronounced máo.
- short hair hanging over a child's forehead (ancient usage)
Character Info
Radical毛
Strokes4
Stroke Order
髦
Definitions & Examples
《
Lǐ礼
jì记
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
yòu幼
ér儿
chuí垂
tiáo髫
chēng称
wéi为
máo髪
。
The Book of Rites records that young children's bangs were called 'máo'.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
huà画
xiàng像
zhōng中
，
cháng常
jiàn见
chuí垂
tiáo髫
de的
hái孩
tóng童
xíng形
xiàng象
。
In ancient portraits, images of children with bangs are common.
Zhè这
ge个
gǔ古
zì字
'
máo髪
'
xiàn现
yǐ已
jī基
běn本
bèi被
'
fà发
'
tì替
dài代
。
This ancient character 'máo' has now been largely replaced by 'fà'.