懂中文 Dong Chinese

貌

mào

appearance

Phonosemantic compound. 皃 represents the meaning and a remnant of 豹 represents the sound.

Components
豹 sound,remnant component

豹  Sound Remnant component

bào

  

leopard

皃 sound,meaning component

皃  Sound Meaning component

mào

  

face, countenance

Evolution

貌 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
貌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
貌 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
貌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

貌  

mào

countenance, appearance; appearance

Most common words with 貌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

礼貌

courtesy

貌似

to appear to be

貌

appearance

面貌

face

美貌

good looks

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

邈