TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
毛
ㄇㄠˊ · máo
noun — hair, fur, feather; wool
字源 FORM — what the parts do
毛形a tuft of hair, the strands curling at the tip
A single curling tuft drawn straight — hair, fur, the down on skin. The bottom hook is the strands bending at the end. From body hair it reaches out to 羊毛 (wool), 羽毛 (feather), and the fine down on anything. As a sound it heads its own series: 毫.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
三兩根毛，尖端往上一勾——順手一摸就知道是什麼。
A few strands, the tips hooking up at the end — you know it the moment you touch it.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)頭髮、毛皮— hair; fur常用
→羊毛、羽毛— wool; feather常用
⇒毛重、毛利— gross (weight, profit) — the rough total before trimming
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension