máo

茆

Character · NounTraditional毛

hair; same as "茅" (cogongrass); surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

same as "茅" (cogongrass); archaic variant character

archaic

Used in ancient texts. In modern writing, the character 茅 (máo) is standard for the plant.

Zài在
gǔ古
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ，
 “
máo毛
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
tōng通
 “
máo茅
 ”
 。

In ancient documents, "毛" was sometimes interchangeable with "茅".

2.

noun

a surname

A common Chinese surname.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Máo毛
 。

This teacher's surname is Mao.

Máo毛
Zé泽
dōng东
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
dài代
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
zhòng重
yào要
rén人
wù物
 。

Mao Zedong is an important figure in modern Chinese history.