Memory phrase for the character: 茅

茅

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Meaning

reeds, rushes [BOT.]

Pronunciation

máo

Explanation

 Top: grass 艹, bottom: barbed spear/lance 矛

Mnemonic
 
Grass as long as a barbed spear is: reeds.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
矛 barbed lanceDo not mistake with the radical: "予 to give, bestow"




 Vocabulary

茅屋 máo wū  thatched cottage
香茅 xiāng máo  lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
茅草 máo cǎo  sogon grass
茅草 máo cǎo  

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