锚
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anchor
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Dict coverage rank #3,367 U+951A
How 锚 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “metal”) + 苗 (phonetic, miáo)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 苗
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 苗 (miáo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苗 sound component | miáo | sprouts; Miao nationality |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 描 | miáo | to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace |
| 瞄 | miáo | to take aim at; to look at |
| 喵 | miāo | a cat's meow |
| 鹋 | miáo | emu |
Words containing 锚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心锚 | xīn máo | (psychology) emotional anchor; a mental cue used to evoke a specific emotional state |
| 下锚 | xià máo | to drop anchor |
| 锚点 | máo diǎn | anchor point |
| 锚链孔 | máo liàn kǒng | hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) |
| 起锚 | qǐ máo | to weigh anchor |
| 拔锚 | bá máo | to weigh anchor |
| 锚链 | máo liàn | anchor chain |
| 抛锚 | pāo máo | to drop anchor; (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down |