矛(máo): spear
HSK 55 strokes
spear
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- máo
- Meaning
- spear; lance; pike
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 矛 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
A spear pointed up and to the right
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 矛 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 矛
Common words using 矛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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