茅(máo)

HSK 7-98 strokes

surname Mao

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Character information

Pinyin
máo
Meaning
surname Mao
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 茅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹矛

In this compound, the meaning comes from 艹 (grass); 矛 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

艹ǎo矛máo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 茅 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 茅

Common words using 茅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiān仙máo茅

golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)

Open 仙茅 page →
qián前máo茅

forward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks

Open 前茅 page →
bāo包máo茅

bundled thatch

Open 包茅 page →
sān三gù顾máo茅lú庐

lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Ro…

Open 三顾茅庐 page →
chū初chū出máo茅lú庐

venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)

Open 初出茅庐 page →
míng名liè列qián前máo茅

to rank among the best

Open 名列前茅 page →
tǔ土jiē阶máo茅wū屋

lit. earthen steps and a small cottage

Open 土阶茅屋 page →
tǔ土jiē阶máo茅cí茨

lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut

Open 土阶茅茨 page →

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From 茅’s common words

仙前包三顾庐初出

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