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卯

4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.; 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])

Strokes
5
Pinyin
mǎo

Parts

Built from 卯

Words with 卯

  1. 丁卯dīng mǎo · dingmaofourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
  2. 乙卯yǐ mǎo · yimaofifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
  3. 卯兔mǎo tù · maotuYear 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
  4. 卯时mǎo shí · maoshi5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
  5. 卯榫mǎo sǔn · maosunmortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
  6. 卯眼mǎo yǎn · maoyanmortise; slit
  7. 地支dì zhī · dizhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑[chou3], 寅[yin2], 卯[mao3], 辰[chen2], 巳[si4], 午[wu3], 未[wei4], 申[shen1], 酉[you3], 戌[xu1], 亥[hai4], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
  8. 己卯jǐ mǎo · jimaosixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
  9. 应卯yìng mǎo · yingmaoto answer the roll call at 卯時|卯时[mao3 shi2], i.e. between 5 and 7 am; fig. to put in a conventional appearance
  10. 榫卯sǔn mǎo · sunmaomortise and tenon
  11. 癸卯guǐ mǎo · guimaofortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023
  12. 辛卯xīn mǎo · xinmaotwenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071
  13. 点卯diǎn mǎo · dianmaomorning roll call
  14. 十二支shí èr zhī · shierzhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
  15. 卯起来mǎo qǐ lai · maoqilai(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
  16. 丁卯战争dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng · dingmaozhanzhengfirst Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
  17. 丁卯胡乱dīng mǎo hú luàn · dingmaohuluanfirst Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
  18. 十二地支shí èr dì zhī · shierdizhithe 12 earthly branches 子[zi3], 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
  19. 寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng · yinchimaolianglit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
  20. 丁是丁，卯是卯dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo · dingshiding,maoshimaolit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious

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