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卯

mǎo ㄇㄠˇ

    • mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
    • 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit
    • ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
    • to concentrate one's strength (variant of 铆 mǎo)

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Other words read mǎo

In the same tone

  • 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount
  • 昴 mǎo Pleiades
  • 铆 mǎo rivet
  • 泖 mǎo still water
  • 茆 mǎo loess hills

All 7 words read mǎo

mao with other tones

  • 毛 máo hair
  • 冒 mào emit
  • 猫 māo cat
  • 貌 mào appearance
  • 帽 mào hat

All 34 words read mao in any tone

Other words read mǎo

In the same tone

  • 峁 mǎo round yellow dirt mount
  • 昴 mǎo Pleiades
  • 鉚 mǎo rivet
  • 泖 mǎo still water
  • 茆 mǎo loess hills

All 7 words read mǎo

mao with other tones

  • 毛 máo hair
  • 冒 mào emit
  • 貓 māo cat
  • 貌 mào appearance
  • 帽 mào hat

All 34 words read mao in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 卯

    部首 radical
    卩
    笔画 strokes
    5, with 3 after the 部首
    Practise writing 卯

    Trace 卯, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Easy to confuse with 卯

    Words with 卯

    Starting with 卯

    Ending with 卯

    • 丁卯 dīngmǎo fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
    • 点卯 diǎnmǎo morning roll call
    • 癸卯 guǐmǎo fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
    • 子丑寅卯 zǐchǒuyínmǎo whole story
    • 榫卯 sǔnmǎo mortise and tenon

    All 9 words ending with 卯

    Containing 卯

    • 寅吃卯粮 yínchīmǎoliáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance
    • 丁卯战争 dīngmǎozhànzhēng first Manchu invasion of Korea
    • 丁卯胡乱 dīngmǎohúluàn first Manchu invasion of Korea

    Words with 卯

    Starting with 卯

    Ending with 卯

    • 丁卯 dīngmǎo fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
    • 點卯 diǎnmǎo morning roll call
    • 癸卯 guǐmǎo fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
    • 子丑寅卯 zǐchǒuyínmǎo whole story
    • 榫卯 sǔnmǎo mortise and tenon

    All 9 words ending with 卯

    Containing 卯

    • 寅吃卯糧 yínchīmǎoliáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance
    • 丁卯戰爭 dīngmǎozhànzhēng first Manchu invasion of Korea
    • 丁卯胡亂 dīngmǎohúluàn first Manchu invasion of Korea

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