卯
Information about character(s)
Radical: 卩Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 5
Variants: 戼
Pronunciation
Pinyin: mǎoCantonese: maau5
JapaneseKun: U
JapaneseOn: BOU
Korean: MYO
Vietnamese: mão
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: 4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.CE-Dict: 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
21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a roll call
2.the period from 5 to 7 a.m.
3.a Chinese family name
湘雅醫學專業詞典: the fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《卯部》卯 冒也。二月,萬物冒地而出。象開門之形。故二月為天門。凡卯之屬皆从卯。
康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【卩字部】 卯
〔古文〕𩇨𩇧𤕰𦕔【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤莫飽切,音昴。【說文】冒也。二月,萬物冒地而出,象開門之形,故二月爲天門。【徐曰】二月,隂不能制,陽冒而出也。天門,萬物畢出也。又【廣韻】辰名。【爾雅•釋天】歲在卯曰單閼。【晉書•樂志】卯,茂也,謂陽氣生而孳茂也。【韻會】俗作夘,非。
(戼)【說文】卯本字。與丣字上畫連者有別。丣音酉。【六書正譌】戼,闢戶也。从二戶,象門兩闢形。因聲借爲寅卯字,爲日出物生之象。
Japanese Places U (loc)
CF-Dict: car. cycl., 5h à 7h a.m.
Han-De-Dict: 4. der 12 Erdenzweige/4. Tier im chin. Tierkreis - Hase
Finnish: 4th maallinen oksa - yin puu, 5-7 a.m.