máo
髦
ancient children's front-covering bangs
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
short hair hanging over a child's forehead (ancient usage)
archaicAn archaic term specifically referring to the hairstyle of young children in ancient times, where the hair in front was cut short and left to hang over the forehead. This character is a variant form of '发 (fà)' when referring to hair.
《
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.
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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'.