毛衣
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
毛衣 (máoyī) · sweater
毛衣 (máoyī) means “sweater”. It is written with 2 characters: 毛 (hair) + 衣 (cloth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 毛衣 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
衣 yī · cloth
What 衣 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A woman's dress (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天冷了，穿上毛衣吧。Tiān lěng le, chuān shàng máoyī ba.It's getting cold, put on a sweater.
这件毛衣是妈妈买的。Zhè jiàn máoyī shì māma mǎi de.Mom bought this sweater.
Questions about 毛衣
What does 毛衣 mean?
毛衣 (máoyī) means “sweater”.
How do you pronounce 毛衣?
毛衣 is pronounced máoyī.
Which HSK level is 毛衣?
毛衣 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 毛病máobìngproblem
- 毛巾máojīntowel
- 羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton
- 眉毛méimaoeyebrow
- 毛máohair
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 大衣dàyīovercoat
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
- 衬衣chènyīshirt
- 上衣shàngyījacket
Learn 毛衣 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.