卯 - mǎo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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卯 (夘)

mǎo

Definition

Fourth of the the Twelve Earthly Branches (地支)
year of the rabbit
2nd solar month (6th of March to 4th of April)
4th earthly branch
period from 5-7 am

For a list of all the Earthly branches, see 十二支. Also, see 干支.

Character Decomposition

Compounds (9)

聊

liáo

to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly

willow

high ranking official (old); term of endearment between spouses (old); (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old); honorific (old)

铆

mǎo

to fasten with rivets; (coll.) to exert one's strength

the Pleiades

type of water plant; (dialect) loess hills

峁

mǎo

round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China)

still water

cellar

Related words (12)

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)

mortise; slit

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

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 卯时, i.e. between 5 and 7 am; (fig.) to put in a conventional appearance

morning roll call

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

寅吃卯粮

yín chī mǎo liáng

(lit.) eating away next year's food in advance; (fig.) to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later

寅支卯粮

yín zhī mǎo liáng

see 寅吃卯粮

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