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冒
冐
mào
1. old variant of [[冒<mào>]]
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

冒
mào
to risk, to brave, to dare
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

仿冒
fǎngmào
to counterfeit
假冒
jiǎmào
to impersonate
傻冒
shǎmào
idiot
冒充
màochōng
to feign
HSK 6
冒名
màomíng
an impostor
冒失
màoshi
rash
冒昧
màomèi
bold
冒暑
màoshǔ
heat stroke (TCM)
冒死
màosǐ
to brave death
冒火
màohuǒ
to get angry
冒烟
màoyān
to discharge smoke
冒牌
màopái
fake
冒犯
màofàn
to offend
HSK 6
冒着
màozhe
to brave
冒号
màohào
colon (punct.)
冒进
màojìn
to advance prematurely
冒险
màoxiǎn
to take risks
HSK 5
冒雨
màoyǔ
to brave the rain
冒领
màolǐng
to obtain by impersonation
冒头
màotóu
to emerge

Alternate Entries

冒
Mào
surname Mao
冒
mào
to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / brave / bold / to cover / to act under false pretences

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,221
Word Frequency Rank
1,367 of 84,292

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