Usage of the character 卯

old variant of 卯 (mǎo)

mǎo

卯

[夘]

variant of 卯 (mǎo)

mǎo

卯

[卯]

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit
ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east)
variant of 鉚／铆 (mǎo)
to exert one's strength

yǐmǎo

乙卯

[乙卯]

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

mǎoyǎn

卯眼

[卯眼]

mortise
slit

dīngmǎo

丁卯

[丁卯]

fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047

guǐmǎo

癸卯

[癸卯]

fortieth year J4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1963 or 2023

mǎosǔn

卯榫

[卯榫]

mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)

yìngmǎo

应卯

[應卯]

to answer the roll call at 卯時／卯时 (mǎoshí), i.e. between 5 and 7 am
fig. to put in a conventional appearance

jǐmǎo

己卯

[己卯]

sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059

mǎoshí

卯时

[卯時]

5-7 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

diǎnmǎo

点卯

[點卯]

morning roll call

xīnmǎo

辛卯

[辛卯]

twenty-eighth year H4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2011 or 2071

mǎotù

卯兔

[卯兔]

Year 4, year of the Rabbit (e.g. 2011)

Dīngmǎo Húluàn

丁卯胡乱

[丁卯胡亂]

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

yínzhīmǎoliáng

寅支卯粮

[寅支卯糧]

see 寅吃卯糧／寅吃卯粮 (yínchīmǎoliáng)

Dīngmǎo Zhànzhēng

丁卯战争

[丁卯戰爭]

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

yínchīmǎoliáng

寅吃卯粮

[寅吃卯糧]

lit. eating away next year's food in advance
fig. to dip into the next month's check
live now, pay later

dīngshìdīng,mǎoshìmǎo

丁是丁，卯是卯

[丁是丁，卯是卯]

lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom)
fig. meticulous
conscientious
unambiguous