毫 (hou4 | hao2) : milli-; in the least; a dime

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毫

hou4

hao2

[1] [measure] milli- (for length and weight)
[2] in the least; to the slightest degree
[3] [粵] a dime; 10 cents ($0.10) | [國] 毛
[4] fine tapering animal hair
[5] writing brush
[6] loop handle of a steelyard

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 毛 (#82)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

毫

Don't confuse with:
亳

This word has been viewed 8105 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2010 06:16

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絲毫 si1 hou4 si1 hao2 = a tiny amount

毫子 hou4 zi2 = a dime, one-tenth of a HK dollar, 0.1元粵

毫無 hou4 mou4 hao2 wu2 = not have any at all

毫米 hou4 mai5 hao2 mi3 = millimeter

毫不 hou4 bat1 hao2 bu2 = hardly, not in the least, not at all 國

頭毫 tau4 hou4 = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed

二毫 ji6 hou4 = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed

三毫 saam1 hou4 = one of three strings on top of steelyard: 頭毫,二毫,三毫 serving as the fulcrum between weight and thing weighed

毫不客氣 hou4 bat1 haak3 hei3 hao2 bu4 ke4 qi5 = no trace of politeness; unrestrained (criticism)

毫無疑問 hou4 mou4 ji4 man6 hao2 wu2 yi2 wen4 = certainty; without a doubt
See all 18 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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