毶 (sān) - A rare character referring to the long, loose & also appears in some dialect words.
毶 · sān
A rare character referring to the long, loose hair of an animal's tail or mane;
also appears in some dialect words.
A rare character referring to the long, loosealso appears in some dialect words.
Usage highlights
long hairhorse tail hairloose furunkempt appearanceanimal mane
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The horse's long tail hair(马毶)
- Describing loose animal fur(毶毛)
- In some dialects, refers to something messy or unkempt(毶乱)
Collocations
- long hair(毶毛)
- horse tail hair(马毶)
- loose fur(毶发)
- unkempt appearance(毶乱)
- animal mane(鬃毶)
Cultural background
FAQ- Extremely rare character rarely used in modern Chinese
- Primarily appears in classical texts describing animal features
- Sometimes used in regional dialects with varied meanings