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18Th One Of The

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Elements →Minerals
mǎo
コウ、ボウ
すばる
묘
Components
日 day+ 卯 4th terrestrial branch =
昴 18Th One Of The
日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
sun
卯 Phonetic component
mǎo 4th terrestrial branch
old variant of 卯[mǎo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
妟 safe旦 dawn昃 afternoon昌 prosperous昔 times past昜 out晕 halo (simp)晶 sparkling暈 dizzy (trad)暴 violent朝 dynasty眾 multitude (trad)莫 nobody衆 crowd (trad/jp)間 interval/room (trad/jp)间 space (simp)习 flapping (simp)尞 burnt offering早 early旬 decameron
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
昴 [mǎo]
the Pleiades
Japanese
昴 すばる 、 すまる 、 ぼう 同音
noun astronomy Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昴 すばる
Subaru female given name
昴 すまる
Sumaru unclassified name
昴 たかし
Takashi given name
昴 のぼる
Noboru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (4)
昴星团 [Mǎo​xīng​tuán] #65,407
Pleiades M45
昴星团 [Mǎo​xīng​tuán] #65,407
Pleiades M45
昴宿星团 [Mǎo​xiù​xīng​tuán]
Pleiades M45
昴宿星团 [Mǎo​xiù​xīng​tuán]
Pleiades M45
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
昴星 [ぼうせい] #138,621
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
昴宿 [ぼうしゅく] #177,132
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
寒昴 [かんすばる]
Pleiades (esp. in winter)