髦
máo
#3,143 most
frequent character
bang (hair), fashionable, mane
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
髦 combines 髟, long hair, with 毛 máo, which means 'hair, fur.' 毛 also supplies the sound. It first meant a hairstyle with bangs down to the eyebrows, then grew to 'long hair,' 'bangs,' and 'mane.'
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