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卯
夘
mǎo
1. variant of [[卯<mǎo>]]
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

卯
mǎo
4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.
5 丶

Compound Words (13)

丁卯
dīngmǎo
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
乙卯
yǐmǎo
fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
卯兔
mǎotù
Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
卯时
mǎoshí
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
卯榫
mǎosǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
卯眼
mǎoyǎn
mortise
己卯
jǐmǎo
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
应卯
yìngmǎo
to answer the roll call at [[卯時|卯时<mǎoshí>]], i.e. between 5 and 7 am
癸卯
guǐmǎo
fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
辛卯
xīnmǎo
twenty eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
点卯
diǎnmǎo
morning roll call
寅吃卯粮
yínchīmǎoliáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
寅支卯粮
yínzhīmǎoliáng
see [[寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮<yínchīmǎoliáng>]]

Alternate Entries

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
卯
mǎo
old variant of [[卯<mǎo>]]

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Character Frequency Rank
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Word Frequency Rank
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