Historical Evolution
矛
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
矛
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
矛
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
矛
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
矛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
矛
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
矛
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
矛
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
矛
Regular
Modern
Chinese
矛 [máo]
spear; lance; pike
Japanese
noun
- long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
- weapon; arms
- grip of a bow
- parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
矛盾 [máodùn] #3,953
contradiction
矛头 [máotóu] #17,377
spearhead
矛头 [máotóu] #17,377
spearhead
长矛 [chángmáo] #18,898
pike
长矛 [chángmáo] #18,898
pike
自相矛盾 [zìxiāngmáodùn] #19,072
to contradict oneself
敌我矛盾 [díwǒmáodùn] #43,606
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
敌我矛盾 [díwǒmáodùn] #43,606
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy
丈八蛇矛 [zhàngbāshémáo]
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
人民内部矛盾 [rénmínnèibùmáodùn]
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 槍 [やり] #3,168
spear
⭐ 矛盾 [むじゅん] #4,224
contradiction
切っ先 [きっさき] #8,983
point (of a sword, etc.)
⭐ 矛先 [ほこさき] #10,714
point of a spear
⭐ 矛 [ほこ] #20,744
long-handled Chinese spear
矛を収める [ほこをおさめる] #40,412
to sheathe one's sword
戟 [げき] #42,534
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
自己矛盾 [じこむじゅん] #64,842
self-contradiction
戈 [か] #99,657
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
相矛盾 [あいむじゅん] #124,380
mutually contradictory
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KOREAN WORDS (3)