Pictograph of a hat over an eye. Based on the original meaning "hat". The meaning later shifted to "cover", "feign", "offend", and "risk".
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Historical Evolution
冒
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
冒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
冒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
冒
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
冒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
冒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
冒
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
冒
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
冒
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
冒
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
冒 [Mào]
surname Mao
冒 [mào]
to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
冒 ほうせん
Housen unclassified name
冒 ほうねん
Hounen unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (78)
冒险 [màoxiǎn] #1,542
to take risks
冒险 [màoxiǎn] #1,542
to take risks
感冒 [gǎnmào] #4,304
to catch cold
冒犯 [màofàn] #2,612
to offend
假冒 [jiǎmào] #12,875
to impersonate
冒充 [màochōng] #9,827
to feign
冒昧 [màomèi] #7,429
bold
冒烟 [màoyān] #10,348
to discharge smoke
冒烟 [màoyān] #10,348
to discharge smoke
假冒伪劣 [jiǎmàowěiliè] #61,550
cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
⭐ 冒険 [ぼうけん] #4,659
adventure
⭐ 冒頭 [ぼうとう] #8,120
beginning
冒険者 [ぼうけんしゃ] #8,178
adventurer
危険を冒す [きけんをおかす] #14,026
to brave a danger
⭐ 冒す [おかす] #14,462
to brave
冒涜 [ぼうとく] #19,375
blasphemy
大冒険 [だいぼうけん] #29,744
great adventure
冒険家 [ぼうけんか] #40,541
adventurer
冒険心 [ぼうけんしん] #45,649
adventurous spirit
病に冒される [やまいにおかされる] #60,115
to be attacked by a disease
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KOREAN WORDS (2)