máo旄
旄
archaic
name
place
Meaning of 旄
旄 means an ancient banner or flag decorated with yak tails on the pole; ancient place name (Mao). Pronounced máo.
- an ancient banner or flag decorated with yak tails on the pole
- ancient place name (Mao)
- old; aged (archaic variant of 耄)
Character Info
Radical毛
Strokes4
Stroke Order
旄
Definitions & Examples
Jiāng将
jūn军
shǒu手
chí持
máo旄
jié节
，
zhǐ指
huī挥
sān三
jūn军
。
The general held the yak-tail banner and commanded the army.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
“
Máo旄
qiū丘
”
zhè这
yī一
dì地
míng名
。
The 'Book of Songs' records the place name 'Maoqiu'.
Zuǒ左
zhí执
máo旄
，
yòu右
bǐng秉
yuè钺
，
yǐ以
shì示
wēi威
yí仪
。
Holding the yak-tail banner in the left hand and the battle-axe in the right to display authority.