Radical 毛

4 strokes

Compare this with “hand” 手 (Character 31). The hook here has a longer base and goes to the right instead of the left.

The character 毛 means “wool”, “fur” or “hair”; and is also a colloquial measure word meaning 1/10 of a yuan.

[羊毛 (111) yángmáo wool]

[毛衣 (437) máoyī (woollen) sweater]

/ The fairy spins wool on her spinning wheel, to make a pulllover for her pet mouse.