矛 máo spear; lance; pike
Made with 5 strokes.
Sounds same
毛 máo (hair)Different tone
猫 māo (cat) ; 冒 mào (to emit) ; 帽 mào (hat)Radical
Index 110 used in: 柔 róu (soft)Proverbs
自相矛盾 zì xiāng máo dùn To speak in contradictions. The story ➚ is about the man who said he had a spear that could pierce anything in the world, but also a shield that was impenetrable to any spear. Both claims could not be true亡戟得矛 wáng jǐ dé máo Losing something but gaining something of similar value. A halberd is rather similar to a spear - having a different blade on the end of a pole. No overall impact - both losses and gains.