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三毛
sānmáo
Description
"三毛"是一个很有名的名字。它可以指一位中国女作家，也可以指一个漫画里的小男孩。
"三毛" is a very famous name. It can refer to a Chinese female writer or a little boy in a comic.
如果你把"三"和"毛"分开看，它们的意思是数字三和毛。
If you look at "三" and "毛" separately, their meanings are the number three and hair.
Meanings
三毛Sānmáo
Sanmao, famous Chinese woman writer
我很喜欢读三毛写的书。
I really enjoy reading books written by Sanmao.
三毛Sānmáo
Sanmao, a boy in a classic Chinese comic
三毛的头上只有三根头发。
Sanmao has only three hairs on his head.
三毛sān máo
three mao (0.3 yuan, small money)
这个东西只要三毛钱。
This thing costs only three mao.
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Notes
- Etymology
三 (three) + 毛; as a name, refers to the comic boy with only three hairs.
- Nuance
毛 as currency equals one-tenth of a 块 (yuan) in spoken Chinese.
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