in English

mǎo
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) / (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 3个马来西亚侨民与一个菲律宾国民在棉兰老岛纳卯市爆炸里被炸死了。

    3 Malay nationals and a Filipino were killed in the Davao bombing on Mindanao.

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