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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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How to pronounce 卯

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
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

卯 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
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= s + Ø1
old variant of 私[si1]
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jié = ji + e2
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
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Characters with 卯 as component

liú = li + ou2
old variant of 留[liu2]
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liú = li + ou2
old variant of 留[liu2]
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liú = li + ou2
to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve
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Words with 卯

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

Sentences with 卯

卯 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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mǎo

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