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Chinese symbol for “wool”

羊毛
yáng máo
wool; fleece

The closest CC-CEDICT match for wool is 羊毛 (yáng máo), defined as: wool; fleece.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

羊 yáng
sheep, goat
radical 123 ⽺ · 6 strokes
毛 máo
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
radical 82 ⽑ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “wool”

WordPinyinMeaning
绒线 (絨線)róng xiànwool; woolen thread
毛máohair; feather
毛线衣 (毛線衣)máo xiàn yīsweater; woolen knitwear

Related words

Other words that share a character with 羊毛.

WordPinyinMeaning
山羊shān yánggoat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
羊肉yáng ròumutton; goat meat
羔羊gāo yángsheep; lamb
绵羊 (綿羊)mián yángsheep
羚羊líng yángantelope; 只 (zhī)
毛病máo bìngfault; defect
毛巾máo jīntowel; 条 (tiáo)
羽毛yǔ máofeather; plumage

See also: Japanese symbol for “wool”.

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.

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