máo

茅

Character · NounTraditional毛

cogongrass; surname

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

cogongrass; Japanese silvergrass

literary

A common wild grass in ancient China, often used in rituals or as forage.

Bái白
máo茅
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
yě野
shēng生
cǎo草
běn本
zhí植
wù物
 。

Cogongrass is a common wild herbaceous plant.

Gǔ古
dài代
jì祭
sì祀
shí时
cháng常
huì会
yòng用
bái白
máo茅
bāo包
guǒ裹
jì祭
pǐn品
 。

Ancient sacrifices often used cogongrass to wrap offerings.

2.

noun

surname Mao

One of the top 100 most common surnames in China.

Máo茅
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
dà大
xué学
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Mr. Mao is my college teacher.

Máo茅
Yǐ以
shēng升
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zhe著
míng名
de的
qiáo桥
liáng梁
zhuān专
jiā家
 。

Mao Yisheng is a famous Chinese bridge expert.