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秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
秣 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

秣 Stroke Order — How to Write 秣

Stroke Order

秣 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

秣 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾末

秣 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, while 末 indicates the sound.

Radical: 禾 + 5 more strokes

秣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mò

Meanings of 秣 in Chinese

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mò秣

fodder; animal feed
农民正在准备冬天的粮秣，以确保牲口有足够的食物。
Farmers are preparing winter provisions and fodder to ensure their livestock have enough food.
To feed livestock (especially horses), typically as part of preparation for a journey or battle. It is often used figuratively in the idiom '秣马厉兵' (mò mǎ lì bīng), meaning to sharpen weapons and feed horses, i.e., to make thorough preparations.
团队成员秣马厉兵，为即将到来的年度竞赛做足了准备。
The team members sharpened their weapons and fed their horses, making thorough preparations for the upcoming annual competition.

Common Words and Phrases with 秣

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mò秣mǎ马lì厉bīng兵
feed horses and sharpen weapons; make active preparations for war or competition
面对即将到来的全国比赛，运动员们都在秣马厉兵，希望能在赛场上取得优异成绩。
Facing the upcoming national competition, the athletes are vigorously preparing themselves, hoping to achieve excellent results on the field.

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Questions about 秣

What does 秣 mean in Chinese?

秣 (mò) means “fodder” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 秣?

秣 is pronounced mò in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 秣 have?

秣 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 秣?

秣 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 秣?

The radical of 秣 is 禾, and 秣 is a phono-semantic compound.