貿
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mào · commerce, trade

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 貿

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Example sentences

Notice where 貿 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài yí jiàn mào yì gōng sī gōng zuò.我在一間貿易公司工作。

I'm working for a trading firm.

Source: Tatoeba #403331 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái bì shàng zhǎng, zào chéng tái wān de chū kǒu mào yì bú zhèn.台幣上漲,造成台灣的出口貿易不振。

The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.

Source: Tatoeba #1969275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sī chóu zhī lù xíng chéng de chū zhōng bìng fēi shì mào yì.絲綢之路形成的初衷並非是貿易。

The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.

Source: Tatoeba #6100214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ōu zhōu hé měi guó de yí fèn zì yóu mào yì xié dìng zhèng zài shāng yì zhōng.歐洲和美國的一份自由貿易協定正在商議中。

A free-trade agreement between Europe and the United States is currently under negotiation.

Source: Tatoeba #3364381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái bì shàng zhǎng, zào chéng tái wān de chū kǒu mào yì wěimǐ bú zhèn.台幣上漲,造成台灣的出口貿易萎靡不振。

The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.

Source: Tatoeba #1969274 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhàn zhēng jié shù zhī hòu mào yì zhàng ài bèi jiě chú.戰爭結束之後貿易障礙被解除。

Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.

Source: Tatoeba #13282247 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 貿 in context

  1. Say mào, then recall the core meaning: commerce, trade.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 貿 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.