mǎo ㄇㄠˇ maau5

  • 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)
  • (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of () mǎo ㄇㄠˇ)

mǎo ㄇㄠˇ

mǎo ㄇㄠˇ

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 3个马来西亚侨民与一个菲律宾国民在棉兰老岛纳卯市爆炸里被炸死了。 3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.

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