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Meaning

luxuriant

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mao” becomes a different word in each tone. 茂 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

  • 茂盛mào shènglush
  • 茂密mào mìdense (of plant growth); lush
  • 茂才mào cáisee 秀才
  • 茂亲mào qīnone's capable and virtuous relatives
  • 繁茂fán mào(of vegetation) lush; luxuriant

Example Sentence

公园里的树木长得十分茂盛。Gōng yuán lǐ de shù mù zhǎng de shí fēn mào shèng.The trees in the park grow very lushly.

公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatioinsidedeof树木shù mùtree长得zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same 十分shí fēnvery茂盛mào shènglush