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茅

máo
noun #20,821

Meanings

  1. 1 cogon grass
  2. 2 thatch grass
  3. 3 rush (plant used for thatching)

Examples

古代农民用茅草盖屋顶。
Gǔdài nóngmín yòng máocǎo gài wūdǐng.
Ancient farmers used thatch grass to roof their houses.
茅台是中国著名的白酒。
Máotái shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de báijiǔ.
Maotai is a famous Chinese liquor.

Tips

memory
茅 appears in many compound words: 茅草 (thatch), 茅屋 (thatched hut), 茅台 (Maotai liquor, named after Maotai town). The character resembles grass (艹) over a shape suggesting tangled roots.

Stroke Order

茅 máo