máo

spear

Pictograph of a spear-like weapon.

Evolution

矛 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
矛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
矛 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
矛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

máo

spear, lance; KangXi radical 110; spear; lance; pike

Most common words with 矛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

矛盾

contradiction

spear

矛头

barb

长矛

pike

自相矛盾

to contradict oneself

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (2 verified)

Deleted component in 1 character (1 verified)