Meaning
(surname); thatch
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mao” becomes a different word in each tone. 茅 is the 2nd 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
- 茅台máo táimaotai liquor 茅台酒
- 茅台酒máo tái jiǔmaotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou)
- 前茅qián máoforward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks
- 白茅bái máocogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
- 包茅bāo máobundled thatch
Example Sentence
从前，山里人住的都是简陋的茅屋。Cóng qián, shān lǐ rén zhù de dōu shì jiǎn lòu de máo wū.In the past, mountain folk all lived in simple thatched huts.
从前Cóng qiánpreviously，山shānmountain里人lǐ rénpeasant (derog.)住zhùto live的deof都dōuall是shìis简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude的deof茅屋máo wūthatched cottage。