茅

máo

Meanings

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máo

1.reeds
2.rushes

Máo

1.surname Mao

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Wiktionary

1.cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) (often used as thatch)
2.thatched cottage
3.Tao
4.clear
5.to become damaged
6.not abiding by the rules; cheaty
7.an ancient state in modern Shandong
8.a surname

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mruː): semantic 艹 (“plant”) + phonetic 矛 (OC *mu).

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Stroke order

Components

茅卄矛

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Synonyms

白茅茅仔草茅根茅草茅針茅针

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Related words

茅台 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou 茅台 maotai liquor 茅台酒[máo tái jiǔ]茅舍 cottage 香茅 lemongrass (Cymbopogon)茅盾 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist 茅棚 thatched shed 茅山 Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Jù róng], Jiangsu Province 茅竹 variant of 毛竹[máo zhú]思茅 see 思茅区[Sī máo Qū]茅房 toilet (rural euphemism)前茅 forward patrol (military) (old)茅厕 (dialect) latrine