毛线

 

Pinyin: máo xiàn

Meaning：Yarn  

Sentence：她把山羊毛纺成毛线。 She spins goat’s hair into wool/spins wool from goat’s hair.

 

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毛：

 

Pinyin: máo

Meaning: Hair; fur

Radical: 毛

Stokes: 4

Traditional: 毛

Common words/Phrase:

毛衣[máo yī] 【sweater】

毛巾[máo jīn] 【towel】

毛重[máo zhòng] 【gross weight】

毛孔[máo kǒng] 【pore】

毛坯[máo pī] 【roughcast】

 

线：

 

Pinyin: xiàn

Meaning: Thread; line; string; wire

Radical: 纟

Stokes: 8

Traditional: 綫

Common words/Phrase:

线路[xiàn lù] 【line; circuit】 

线条[xiàn tiáo] 【streak】

线索[xiàn suǒ] 【clues】

线圈[xiàn quān] 【loop】

线头[xiàn tóu] 【thrum】