茂 Strokes Write it Listen 茂 mào thick, lush, dense; talented HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb戊soundwù5th heavenly stem How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 戊 wù hints at the sound.