矛
Character
spear; lance; pike
- Radical
- 矛 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Traditional
- 矛
- Frequency
- #2367 most common character
Meaning
máo
mao2- spear; lance; pike CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 矛
Draw “矛” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他们两个人有矛盾。
tā men liǎng gè rén yǒu máo dùn
The two of them have a conflict.
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我的想法和他矛盾。
wǒ de xiǎng fǎ hé tā máo dùn
My ideas contradict his.
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别为小事闹矛盾。
bié wèi xiǎo shì nào máo dùn
Don't quarrel over small things.
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Words with 矛
See all 16 →矛盾máo dùna situation where two things do not match and cannot both be trueWordHSK 5矛头máo tóuthe pointed front end of a spear, an old long fighting weaponWordHSK 7–9矛柄máo bǐngshaftWord矛隼máo sǔn(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)Word矛头指向máo tóu zhǐ xiàngto target sb or sth (for attack, criticism etc)Word矛斑蝗莺máo bān huáng yīng(bird species of China) lanceolated warbler (Locustella lanceolata)Word矛纹草鹛máo wén cǎo méi(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)Word自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto say two things that cannot both be trueWordHSK 7–9蛇矛shé máoancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's bodyWord长矛cháng máopikeWord闹矛盾nào máo dùnto be at loggerheadsWord丈八蛇矛zhàng bā shé máoancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 (chǐ) in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's bodyWord