máo

common
technical
noun

Meaning of

锚 means anchor; to anchor; to stabilize. Pronounced máo.

  • anchor
  • to anchor; to stabilize

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Lún
chuán
pāo
xià
máo
 
tíng
zài
le
gǎng
kǒu
 

The ship dropped anchor and stopped at the port.

Máo
liàn
jiāng
chuán
láo
láo
dìng
zài
hǎi
miàn
shàng
 

The anchor chain secured the ship firmly on the sea.

mín
shōu
máo
 
zhǔn
bèi
háng
 

The fishermen raised the anchor and prepared to set sail.

Gǎng
kǒu
de
máo
tíng
mǎn
le
dài
xiè
huò
de
huò
lún
 

The anchorage in the port is full of cargo ships waiting to unload.

fēng
làng
zhōng
 
chuán
yuán
jǐn
máo
liàn
fáng
zhǐ
chuán
zhí
piāo
 

In the heavy storm, the crew tightened the anchor chain to prevent the ship from drifting.