Towel in Chinese (Mandarin): 毛巾 (máojīn)

毛巾
máojīn
towel
- Simplified
- 毛巾
- Traditional
- 毛巾
- Pinyin
- máojīn
- Typed as
- maojin
Use it in a sentence
我用毛巾擦脸。
我用毛巾擦臉。
I dry my face with a towel.
The characters in 毛巾
毛
Fur, hair.
4 strokes
巾
A piece of cloth.
3 strokes
毛巾 is a "fuzzy cloth". A bath towel is 浴巾 (yùjīn).
More examples with 毛巾
毛巾很软。
毛巾很軟。
Máojīn hěn ruǎn.
The towel is soft.
洗完澡用毛巾擦干。
洗完澡用毛巾擦乾。
Xǐ wán zǎo yòng máojīn cā gān.
Dry off with a towel after your bath.
How to write 毛巾 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
毛 4 strokes
巾 3 strokes
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