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Mandarin · pinyin háo

hair
drawing brush
(in the) least
one thousandth
currency unit, 0.1 yuan

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毫: háo · fine hair; measure of length

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hou4

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fine hair
writing brush
(especially in the negative) slightest bit; least amount
a measure of length, equal to 100 micrometres
milli- (SI unit prefix)
a unit of weight equal to one tenth of a 釐 (lí, “cash”)
(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) one tenth of a yuan or dollar; 10 cents; dime

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