Chinese Word: 锚 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

锚 (Trad.: 錨)

Pinyin: máo

English Definition: anchor

Chinese Definition:
①钢铁制的停船器具，用铁链连在船上，抛到水底，可以使船停稳：抛锚。锚位。锚链。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:苗 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 苗 [ miáo ] sprouts; Miao nationality

Similar Characters: 緢

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抛锚	pāo máo	to drop anchor; to break down (of a car etc)
起锚	qǐ máo	to weigh anchor
锚链	máo liàn	anchor chain
拔锚	bá máo	to weigh anchor
锚链孔	máo liàn kǒng	hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)

1		chuán 船 tuō yè 拖曳 zhe 着 tā 它 de 的 máo 锚。 The ship dragged her anchor.
2		chuán 船 kào 靠 mǎ tóu 码头 pāo 抛 le 了 máo 锚。 The vessel anchored alongside the quay.
3		chuán 船 qǐ 起 le 了 máo 锚， lí kāi le 离开了 hǎi àn 海岸。 The anchor was raised and the ship pulled out.
4		zhè xiē 这些 huì 会 xíng chéng 形成 gǔn dòng 滚动 máo 锚 xì tǒng 系统 de 的 yí bù fèn 一部分。 This forms part of a system of running anchors.
5		nǐ men 你们 de 的 jū shì 居室 bù 不 yīng 应 shì 是 máo 锚， ér 而 yīng 应 shì 是 wéi 桅。 Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast.

1		chuán 船 tuō yè 拖曳 zhe 着 tā 它 de 的 máo 锚。 The ship dragged her anchor.
2		chuán 船 kào 靠 mǎ tóu 码头 pāo 抛 le 了 máo 锚。 The vessel anchored alongside the quay.
3		chuán 船 qǐ 起 le 了 máo 锚， lí kāi le 离开了 hǎi àn 海岸。 The anchor was raised and the ship pulled out.
4		zhè xiē 这些 huì 会 xíng chéng 形成 gǔn dòng 滚动 máo 锚 xì tǒng 系统 de 的 yí bù fèn 一部分。 This forms part of a system of running anchors.
5		nǐ men 你们 de 的 jū shì 居室 bù 不 yīng 应 shì 是 máo 锚， ér 而 yīng 应 shì 是 wéi 桅。 Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast.