茅

máo

reeds, rushes, grass; surname

How to write 茅, stroke by stroke

surname Mao; reeds; rushes

Pictophonetic: semantic 艹 (grass), phonetic 矛

Made of 艹 + 矛

茅坑máo kēnglatrine pit; latrine
仙茅xiān máogolden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
前茅qián máoforward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks
包茅bāo máobundled thatch
白茅bái máocogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
茅屋máo wūthatched cottage
茅屋顶máo wū dǐngthatched roof
茅厕máo si(dialect) latrine
茅房máo fángtoilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house
茅棚máo péngthatched shed
茅台máo táimaotai liquor 茅台酒
茅台酒máo tái jiǔmaotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou)

山坡上有一个茅屋。
shān pō shàng yǒu yí gè máo wū 。
There was a cottage on the side of the hill.
这栋很高的房子被茅草屋顶覆盖著。
zhè dòng hěn gāo de fáng zi bèi máo cǎo wū dǐng fù gài zhù 。
The tall house was covered with a thatched roof.