茅 (máo) — cogongrass, thatch (bound form, appears in compounds); Surname (bound form)
Definition
Bound form meaning 'cogongrass / thatch' — used only inside compounds like 茅台 (Maotai) and 茅屋 (thatched hut). Rarely a surname.
bound form
cogongrassthatch (bound form, appears in compounds)Surname (bound form)
Examples
- 茅。Zhè píng máo tái shì wǒ péng you sòng de.This bottle of Moutai was given to me by a friend.
- 。Cūn zi lǐ hái yǒu jǐ jiān máo wū.There are still a few thatched huts in the village.
- 茅。máo Cǎo kě yǐ yòng lái gài fáng zi.Cogongrass can be used to build houses.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎoplant
茅 pairs 艹 (plant) with 矛 as a sound component; the plant part appears in full as 艸.
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