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茆
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species of grass

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
mǎo
エン、ボウ
その、かや、ぬなわ
묘, 류
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 卯 4th terrestrial branch =
茆 species of grass
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
卯 Phonetic component
mǎo 4th terrestrial branch
old variant of 卯[mǎo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茆 [máo]
variant of 茅[máo]; thatch
茆 [mǎo]
type of water plant; (dialect) loess hills
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