矛
máo
#1,439 most
frequent character
spear, lance, pike
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
矛 is a picture of a weapon with a long handle, made for stabbing. That was its first meaning. Later it came to mean 'spear, lance'.
Drawn as: long-handled weapon
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