茅
máo
#2,334 most
frequent character
reeds, rushes
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
茅 máo has 艹 plants for meaning and 矛 máo for sound. The plant part points to its first sense: a grass used for thatching. From that came 'thatch, straw,' then 'reeds.'
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