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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- mao4
- English meanings
- risk, brave
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 日; bottom 目.
Meaning & sound clues
目 is identified as the meaning component.
冃 is identified as the sound component. Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 冒.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
hat; cap
Mao
cat
spear; contradiction
lush; flourishing
thatch grass
appearance; looks
trade; commerce
fashionable; bangs
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 假冒
- 冒充
- 冒昧
- 冒犯
- 冒险
- 感冒