(máo)

10 strokes
Readingsmáomào

banner decorated with animal's tail

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Character information

Pinyin
máo / mào
Meaning
banner decorated with animal's tail
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
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Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰方⿱?毛

A flag 方 made of fur 毛; 毛 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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How to write step by step

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Words with

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

máo

variant of 耄倪[mao4 ni2]

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máo

variant of 耄期[mao4 qi1]

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máochē

an ancient war chariot; CL:辆

Open 旄车 page →

white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

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