Chinese symbol for “towel”
毛巾
máo jīn
towel; 条 (tiáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for towel is 毛巾 (máo jīn), defined as: towel; 条 (tiáo).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “towel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巾 | jīn | towel; general purpose cloth |
| 羊肚手巾 | yáng dù shǒu jīn | (dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 毛巾.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault; defect |
| 羽毛 | yǔ máo | feather; plumage |
| 毛利 | máo lì | gross profit |
| 羊毛 | yáng máo | wool; fleece |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 头巾 (頭巾) | tóu jīn | cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women) |
| 围巾 (圍巾) | wéi jīn | scarf; shawl |
| 纸巾 (紙巾) | zhǐ jīn | paper towel; napkin |
See also: Japanese symbol for “towel”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.