毛

• 拼音: máo
• 汉字拆解: 毛 = pictograph of hair or fur

含义

A unit of currency equal to one-tenth of a yuan; also means hair or fur.

In everyday speech, 毛 is the colloquial way to say one-tenth of a yuan. For example, 五毛 means 0.5 yuan. The formal equivalent is 角. It is also a common surname and can mean hair or fur in other contexts.

例句

1. 这个苹果两块五毛钱。
2. 一块钱是十毛。
3. 找你两毛钱。

用法指南

语境: money, shopping

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这个三块五毛。(This costs three yuan and fifty cents.)
• 苹果一块八毛一斤。(Apples are one yuan eighty cents per jin.)

错误说法

• 在正式收据上写毛。(In formal or written contexts, use 角 instead of 毛 — 毛 is colloquial only)

起源与历史

Originally a pictograph depicting hair or fur. The monetary meaning developed as a colloquial alternative to the formal unit 角 (one-tenth of a yuan).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal