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Meaning of 茂

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Pinyin: mào
English Definition: luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
Chinese Definition:
①草木旺盛:茂盛。丰茂。
②美,有才德:茂士。茂才(即“秀才”)。
③有机化合物,环戊间二烯的简称。无色液体,用来制农药、塑料等。
④古同“懋”,勉。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • [ ] 5th heavenly stem
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Example Words
茂密 mào dense (of plant growth); lush
茂盛 mào shèng lush
图文并茂 wén bìng mào picture and accompanying essay are both excellent (idiom)
繁茂 fán mào exuberant; luxuriant; lush and flourishing (vegetation); rank growth
风华正茂 fēng huá zhèng mào in one's prime
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Example Sentences
1
High mountains and luxuriant bamboo groves lie in the back;
2
The changes of things are unpredictable, sometimes withering, sometimes thriving.
3
His thick hair has always been one of his distinctive features.