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Animated Stroke Order 矛

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How to write 矛 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 矛

矛 stroke order diagram

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Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 矛

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4.

How to Use 矛

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 矛 works in context.

Words related to 'spear' and its metaphorical uses

These words contain the character 矛, referring to the weapon or its figurative extension.

矛盾 • máo dùn • contradictory • HSK 5

HSK 5

máo矛

dùn盾

contradictory

矛头 • máo tóu • spearhead / point of attack • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

máo矛

tóu头

spearhead / point of attack

自相矛盾 • zì xiāng máo dùn • Self-contradictory / Contradictory • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zì自

xiāng相

máo矛

dùn

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 矛 is used in context

tā他

men们

de的

guān观

diǎn点

cún存

zài在

míng明

xiǎn显

máo矛

dùn盾

。

Their views have obvious contradictions

shì士

bīng兵

shǒu手

chí持

cháng长

máo矛

shǒu守

wèi卫

chéng

pī批

píng评

de的

máo矛

tóu头

zhǐ指

xiàng向

le了

zhèng

Information

Pinyinmáo

Meaningspear

Strokes5

Radical矛

Traditional矛

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1377

Zhuyinㄇㄠˊ

UnicodeU+77DB

CangjieNIN

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盾

Self-contradictory / Contradictory

城

mén门

。

Soldiers guard the city gate with spears

政

fǔ府

。

The criticism is directed at the government

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