贸 (mào): To trade — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 6

Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 贸

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 贸

3.

Character Breakdown

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贸

卯the fourth earthly branch

贝shell/money

贸

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 贸

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5.

How to Use 贸

Words related to trade

The character 贸 appears as a morpheme meaning 'trade' in compound words.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

bú不

yào要

mào贸

rán然

zuò做

chū出

zhòng

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卯the fourth earthly branch

+贝shell/money

The character combines '卯' (mǎo, a phonetic element) and '贝' (bèi, shell/money), originally depicting a transaction or exchange of goods.

mào贸

yì易

trade

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wài外

mào贸

Foreign trade / international trade

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jīng经

mào贸

economic and trade

重

yào要

jué决

dìng定

。

Don't make important decisions rashly

liǎng两

guó国

zhī之

jiān间

de的

mào贸

yì易

wǎng往

lái来

hěn很

pín频

fán繁

。

Trade between the two countries is very frequent

zhōng中

guó国

hé和

měi美

guó国

de的

jīng经

mào贸

guān关

xì系

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The economic and trade relations between China and the United States are very good.

wài外

mào贸

chū出

kǒu口

shì是

jīng经

jì济

zēng增

zhǎng长

de的

zhòng重

yào要

dòng动

lì力

。

Foreign trade exports are an important driver of economic growth

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