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mien

HSK 5
mào
ボウ、バク
かたち、かたどる
모, 막
Phonosemantic compound. 皃 represents the meaning and a remnant of 豹 represents the sound.
Components
Phonetic component
bào leopard
leopard, panther
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Meaning component
mào countenance
countenance, appearance
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Notes
Similar Characters
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[mào]
appearance
Japanese
(old) かお がん (old) 同音

noun

  1. face; visage
  2. look; expression; countenance
  3. honor; honour; face
  4. influence; notoriety
かたち よう 同音

noun

  1. form; shape; figure
  2. visage
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すえじ
Sueji unclassified name
すえとう
Suetou unclassified name
すえふじ
Suefuji unclassified name
のりみち
Norimichi unclassified name