卯
mǎo
old variant of 卯[mao3]
a picture of 卯 → the fourth earthly branch, the hour of dawn
The character 卯 depicts two figures bowing apart at a threshold — it marks the fourth earthly branch, associated with the hour of dawn when doors are unbarred. Its original form showed a door opened wide, and 卩 lends the sense of a figure in submission at that threshold.
古书上的「卯」字写法和现在一样。
gǔ shū shang de 「mǎo」 zì xiě fǎ hé xiàn zài yī yàng。
the character 'mǎo' written in old books looks the same as it does now.
他在古籍里看到了「卯」的旧体写法。
tā zài gǔ jí lǐ kàn dào le 「mǎo」 de jiù tǐ xiě fǎ。
he found the old variant form of 'mǎo' written in an ancient text.
Words with 卯
丁卯
dīng mǎo
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
凿死卯子
záo sǐ mǎo zi
variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3 mao3 zi5]
点卯
diǎn mǎo
morning roll call
丁卯战争
dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
丁卯胡乱
dīng mǎo hú luàn
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
丁是丁，卯是卯
dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎo
lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)
乙卯
yǐ mǎo
fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
卯兔
mǎo tù
Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)
卯时
mǎo shí
5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
卯榫
mǎo sǔn
mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)
卯眼
mǎo yǎn
mortise
卯起来
mǎo qǐ lai
(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy