卯
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); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]
verb
Character Breakdown
Radical: 卩 (no. 26)
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- (verb) 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)
- variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]
- to exert one's strength
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Words Containing 卯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 丁卯 | dīng mǎo | fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047 | |
| 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) | |
| 卯榫 | mǎo sǔn | mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint) | |
| 卯眼 | mǎo yǎn | mortise | |
| 己卯 | jǐ mǎo | sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059 | |
| 应卯 | yìng mǎo | to answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am | |
| 癸卯 | guǐ mǎo | fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023 | |
| 辛卯 | xīn mǎo | twenty eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071 |
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