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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hao4
- English meanings
- to waste, to spend, to consume, to squander, news, (coll.) to delay, to dilly-dally
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 耒; right 毛.
Meaning & sound clues
耒 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “plow”.
毛 is identified as the sound component (máo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 耗.
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.
measure word (general)
good
tiny
vast
heroic; grand; bold
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 消耗
- 耗时
- 耗费
- 能耗