Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

appearance

Chinese: 外貌、样子。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mao” becomes a different word in each tone. 貌 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 礼貌lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous
  • 面貌miàn màoface; features; appearance; look
  • 容貌róng màoone's appearance; one's aspect; looks; features
  • 外貌wài màoprofile; appearance
  • 风貌fēng màostyle; manner; ethos

Example Sentence

这两个人长得貌似双胞胎。Zhè liǎng ge rén zhǎng de mào sì shuāng bāo tāi.These two people look like twins.

Zhèthisliǎngtwo个人ge rénindividual长得zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same 貌似mào sìto appear to be双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin