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máo = m + ao2
variant of 茅[mao2] / thatch
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mǎo = m + ao3
type of water plant / (dialect) loess hills
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How to pronounce 茆

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

茆 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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mǎo = m + ao3
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) / variant of 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength
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mǎo = m + ao3
variant of 卯[mao3]
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mǎo = m + ao3
old variant of 卯[mao3]
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Characters with 茆 as component

茆 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 茆

茆 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 茆

茆 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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máo / mǎo

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