How to Write 卯 (mao / mǎo) in Chinese — mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a

卯

mǎo

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

mǎomortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)

4Common Words with 卯

丁卯dīng mǎo

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

丁卯战争Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

丁卯胡乱Dīng mǎo Hú luàn

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

乙卯yǐ mǎo

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

卯兔mǎo tù

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

卯时mǎo shí

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Other Characters Pronounced “mao”

hair; feather; down

cat

to risk; to brave (in 冒险)

帽

màoHSK 4

old variant of 帽[mào]

spear

commerce

appearance

yak (Bos grunniens)

6Printable Worksheet

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卯

mǎo

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)

Common Words

dīng mǎo

丁卯

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng

丁卯战争

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

Dīng mǎo Hú luàn

丁卯胡乱

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

yǐ mǎo

乙卯

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

mǎo tù

卯兔

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

mǎo shí

卯时

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Tracing Practice

卯