Spot 矛
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
矛 component
máo · spear, lance
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 矛
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue矛Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 矛.
茅=
艹
矜=
+今
柔=
+木
敄=
+攵
袤=
亠+𧘇
務=
+务
矞=
+冏
楙=
木+木
蟊=
+䖵
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Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 矛 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
柔软róuruǎn
soft
HSK 3.0 · L6温柔wēnróugentle and soft
HSK 3.0 · L6柔和róuhégentle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9三顾茅庐sān gù máo lúlit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage
初出茅庐chū chū máo lúventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time
前茅qián máoforward patrol
務wùaffairs, business
包茅bāo máobundled thatch
吊诡矜奇diào guǐ jīn qístrange and paradoxical
哀矜āi jīnto take pity on
土阶茅茨tǔ jiē máo cílit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
广袤guǎng màovast