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fine piece of jade

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
mào
マイ、バイ、ボウ、モウ
모
Components
王 king+ 冒 risk =
瑁 fine piece of jade
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
jade
冒 Phonetic component
mào risk
old variant of 冒[mào]
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Notes
Similar Characters
匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor噩 shocking徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)玲 exquisite玳 tortoise shell
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
瑁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瑁 [mào]
(jade)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
玳瑁 [dài​mào] #45,451
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
玳瑁壳 [dài​mào​ké]
tortoise shell
玳瑁壳 [dài​mào​ké]
tortoise shell
玳瑁眼镜 [dài​mào​yǎn​jìng]
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses
玳瑁眼镜 [dài​mào​yǎn​jìng]
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
玳瑁 [たいまい] #197,250
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)