Definition & Meaning

spear; lance; pike

Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with mao

máo

矛

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Final(T3):áoVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Above to below

Strokes:

5

Traditional:

矛

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n.spear; lance; pike
- cháng máo
  长矛
  lance
- máo tóu
  矛头
  spearhead

Words and phrases with 矛

矛碱
[word]hastacine
矛柄
[word]stale
矛鱼
[word]spearfish
矛盾律
[word]law of contradiction
矛隼
[word]gerfalcon
矛裂碱
[word]hastanecine
矛盾百出
[word]full of contradictions
矛盾
[word]weapons of ancient times with different functions; contradiction
矛尾鱼
[word]Latimeria chalumnae
矛盾重重
[idiom]be beset with numerous contradictions

Word usage

common measure word
"矛" is often matched with measure word "根"or"支".
- 一根矛
  one spear
- 一支矛
  one spear

Similar-form characters to 矛

máo
矛
dì
弟
yè
页
yǔ
予

Chinese Characters with pinyin máo

毛
hair; mildew
茅
cogongrass; a surname
锚
anchor
牦
used as a component of 牦牛
髦
bangs

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