髦 máo fashionable
fashionable; in vogue
How to remember 髦: 髟 long hair + 毛 hair = fashionable. The teenager dyes her long hair purple and wears a huge scarf of goat hair in July, sure that it makes her look fashionable.
Component breakdown
髦 = 髟 long hair + 毛 hair
- 髟 long hair
- 毛 hair
The teenager dyes her long hair purple and wears a huge scarf of goat hair in July, sure that it makes her look fashionable.
How it is used
- Lives almost solely in 时髦 (shímáo) fashionable, trendy - 赶时髦 (gǎn shímáo) to follow the fashion, 打扮得很时髦 (dǎban de hěn shímáo) dressed very stylishly.
- 时髦 is everyday spoken; it leans slightly toward following trends, whereas 时尚 (shíshàng) sounds more upscale/design-oriented.
- The literal 'flowing mane' sense is archaic.