毛巾
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
毛巾 (máojīn) · towel
毛巾 (máojīn) means “towel”. It is written with 2 characters: 毛 (hair) + 巾 (cloth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 毛巾 is built
The characters
毛 máo · hair
What 毛 is made of
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
巾 jīn · cloth
What 巾 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请给我一条毛巾。Qǐng gěi wǒ yī tiáo máojīn.Please give me a towel.
我的毛巾在哪儿？Wǒ de máojīn zài nǎr?Where is my towel?
Questions about 毛巾
What does 毛巾 mean?
毛巾 (máojīn) means “towel”.
How do you pronounce 毛巾?
毛巾 is pronounced máojīn.
Which HSK level is 毛巾?
毛巾 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 毛病máobìngproblem
- 毛衣máoyīsweater
- 羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton
- 眉毛méimaoeyebrow
- 毛máohair
- 围巾wéijīnscarf
- 纸巾zhǐjīntissue
Learn 毛巾 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.