矛

máo

spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110

How to write 矛, stroke by stroke

spear; lance; pike

Pictographic: A spear pointed up and to the right

矛盾máo dùncontradiction; conflicting views; contradictory
长矛cháng máopike; lance
矛头máo tóuspearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
蛇矛shé máoancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
闹矛盾nào máo dùnto be at loggerheads; to have a falling out
矛柄máo bǐngshaft
矛隼máo sǔn(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
丈八蛇矛zhàng bā shé máoancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
内部矛盾nèi bù máo dùninternal contradiction
敌我矛盾dí wǒ máo dùncontradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.
矛头指向máo tóu zhǐ xiàngto target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)

他和老板有矛盾，这个我们知道就好。
tā hé lǎo bǎn yǒu máo dùn ， zhè ge wǒ men zhī dào jiù hǎo 。
Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
他们有时候有矛盾冲突
tā men yǒu shí hòu yǒu máo dùn chōng tū
Every now and then they clash over their differences.
你在自相矛盾。
nǐ zài zì xiāng máo dùn 。
You're contradicting yourself.
希望与现实之间的矛盾，因何而起？
xī wàng yǔ xiàn shí zhī jiān de máo dùn ， yīn hé ér qǐ ？
From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?
矛尖浸在一种致命的毒药里。
máo jiān jìn zài yì zhǒng zhì mìng de dú yào lǐ 。
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.