卯 mǎo — the fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches

卯
mǎo

Level 1 · Common #291

Variant: 夘 戼

mǎo mao3

Basic definition

  1. noun the fourth of the twelve Earthly Branches e.g 卯时子丑寅卯
  2. noun Mao hour (5–7 a.m.) e.g 卯时点卯画卯
  3. noun mortise; tenon; mortise-and-tenon joint e.g 榫卯卯眼卯榫

Detailed explanation

  1. noun (象形。象两扇门打开之形。本义:门开着)
  2. noun number four of the duodecimal cycle e.g 子、丑、寅、卯
  3. noun 与天干相配，用以纪年 e.g 卯君
  4. noun 用以纪月，即农历二月
  5. noun 十二时辰之一，早晨五时至七时。也泛指早晨 e.g 卯睡 · 卯酉 · 卯困
  6. noun roll call e.g 卯册 · 卯簿
  7. noun mortise e.g 卯眼 卯笋

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