懋

Pronunciationmào
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes17 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation mào
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 17 strokes
Traditional Strokes 17 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 405
View Original Page 405
Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) 懋 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 405, Entry 24 Pronounced mào. According to the Explanation of Words and Phrases (Shuowen), it means to encourage or exert effort. Formed from the Heart radical with a phonetic element indicating abundance. Book of Documents (Shujing), Shun Canon: Only at this time shall you exert effort. It also carries the meaning of grand or magnificent. It is interchangeable with the character pronounced mào (mào). Book of Documents (Shujing), Counsels of Great Yu: I praise your magnificent virtue. Commentary: Yu possesses such virtue, which I consider to be very grand. Sometimes it is also written as the character pronounced mào (mào). Dong Zhongshu, Strategies on Heaven and Mankind: Citing the Book of Documents, magnificent indeed, magnificent indeed. In general, in ancient times, the character pronounced mào (mào) was interchangeable with the character pronounced mào (mào), and that character was further interchangeable with the character pronounced mào (mào).

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