冒 mào to emit; to give off; brave
Made up of [目 mù eye radical 109]Used as component 冒 in :帽 mào
Made with 9 strokes.
Originally a picture of an eye under a cover
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Also uses 目 mù component: 德 dé (virtue) 盾 dùn (shield) 睛 jīng (eye) 看 kàn (look) 面 miàn (face) 盼 pàn (to hope for) 算 suàn (calculate) 相 xiāng (each other) 直 zhí (straight) 自 zì (from)
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帽 mào (hat)Different tone
猫 māo (cat) 毛 máo (hair) 矛 máo (spear)Pronunciation
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