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矛 - máo

spear, lance; KangXi radical 110

spear, lance; KangXi radical 110

How to read 矛

Click 矛 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmáo
Englishspear, lance; KangXi radical 110
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

矛柄 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 矛盾. Please read 矛隼 one more time.

Common words with this character

shaft
contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views
gyrfalcon
spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 矛 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 矛柄 and 矛盾 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 矛.