卯 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 卯

卯

Definition 4th earthly branch / 5-7 a.m.

卯 [ ] 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 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength
卯(夘) [ ] variant of 卯[mao3]
卯(戼) [ ] old variant of 卯[mao3]

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄇㄠˇ

Jyutping maau5

Unicode 536f

Radical 卩

Usage

Input Method Wubi( qtbh ) Cangjie( hhsl ) Zhengma( rhmy ) Four Corner( 77720 )

Same Pronunciation 铆昴泖 (mǎo)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 卯
	丁卯 dīng mǎo fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

	点卯 ( 點卯 ) diǎn mǎo morning roll call ( 點卯 )

	癸卯 guǐ mǎo fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023

	子丑寅卯 ( 子醜寅卯 ) zi chǒu yín mǎo underlying reasons / the first four of the twelve earthly branches ( 子醜寅卯 )

	榫卯 sǔn mǎo mortise and tenon joint / tenon-and-mortise work / Country Far Away

	己卯 jǐ mǎo sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

	乙卯 yǐ mǎo fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

	子午卯酉 zi wǔ mǎo yǒu Ziwu Maoyou

	辛卯 xīn mǎo twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071

	寅吃卯粮 ( 寅吃卯糧 ) 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 ( 寅吃卯糧 )

	卯是卯 mǎo shì mǎo 卯 is 卯