máo

tail

Components

𠩺
𠩺 Unknown component
lí, xī to split
Sound component
máo, mao hair

fur

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Xin 9-23 AD
Seal form
Seal Xin 9-23 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhang
maːw

說文解字

《說文》:“氂,犛牛尾也。从犛省,从毛。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

máo tail Simplified

The fur  of an ox  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
niú cow
SoundMeaning component
máo, mao hair

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːw

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang