1. 茅

茅

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  • 2334th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 36 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
茅→
艹矛
2Radical
茅→
艹grass矛spear
3Graphical
茅→
艹龴㇖亅㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. máo (Mao2)surname Mao
2. máo (mao2)reeds • rushes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 茅 máo (mao2)The component 矛 is pronounced as 'máo' (mao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 茅 máo (mao2)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

茅 also appears in:
鶜

Example Words

Common

初出茅庐 (初出茅廬)
茅台 (茅臺)

Uncommon

三顾茅庐 (三顧茅廬)
名列前茅 
思茅 
茅塞顿开 (茅塞頓開)
茅屋 
茅房 
茅台酒 (茅臺酒)
香茅 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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