Chinese Word: 卯 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

卯

Pinyin: mǎo

English Definition: 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; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 铆 ; to exert one's strength

Chinese Definition:
①地支的第四位，属兔。
②用于记时：卯时(早晨五点至七点)。卯正(早晨六点)。点卯。画卯。
③器物接榫的地方凹入的部分：卯眼。卯榫。
④期限：比卯(中国清代催征钱粮，分期追比)。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 卩

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 卩 [ jié ] seal; kneeling person

Similar Characters: 卵峁伸

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Example Words

寅吃卯粮	yín chī mǎo liáng	lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
点卯	diǎn mǎo	morning roll call
卯榫	mǎo sǔn	mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
丁卯	dīng mǎo	fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
乙卯	yǐ mǎo	fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

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Example Sentences

1		yuàn zi 院子 sì 四 wéi 围 de 的 zhù zi 柱子， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座， jué zǐ 橛子， hé 和 shéng zi 绳子。 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
2		yuàn zi 院子 de 的 wéi zǐ 帷子 hé 和 wéi zǐ 帷子 de 的 zhù zi 柱子， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座 hé 和 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘。 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
3		yǒu 有 bā kuài 八块 pàn 板 hé 和 shí liù 十六 gè 个 dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 yín zuò 银座， měi kuài 每块 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯。 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
4		hé 和 dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 yín zuò 银座 sì shí 四十 gè 个， zhè 这 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯， nà 那 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yě 也 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯。 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
5		mén 门 zhè biān 这边 de 的 wéi zǐ 帷子 yào 要 shí wǔ 十五 zhǒu 肘， wéi zǐ 帷子 de 的 zhù zi 柱子 sān 三 gēn 根， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座 sān 三 gè 个。 Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases

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1		yuàn zi 院子 sì 四 wéi 围 de 的 zhù zi 柱子， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座， jué zǐ 橛子， hé 和 shéng zi 绳子。 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
2		yuàn zi 院子 de 的 wéi zǐ 帷子 hé 和 wéi zǐ 帷子 de 的 zhù zi 柱子， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座 hé 和 yuàn zi 院子 de 的 mén lián 门帘。 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
3		yǒu 有 bā kuài 八块 pàn 板 hé 和 shí liù 十六 gè 个 dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 yín zuò 银座， měi kuài 每块 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯。 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
4		hé 和 dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 yín zuò 银座 sì shí 四十 gè 个， zhè 这 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯， nà 那 pàn 板 dǐ xia 底下 yě 也 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 mǎo 卯。 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
5		mén 门 zhè biān 这边 de 的 wéi zǐ 帷子 yào 要 shí wǔ 十五 zhǒu 肘， wéi zǐ 帷子 de 的 zhù zi 柱子 sān 三 gēn 根， dài 带 mǎo 卯 de 的 zuò 座 sān 三 gè 个。 Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases

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