茅 Strokes Write it Listen 茅 máo rushes, reeds, grass; surname HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb矛soundmáospear, lance How it works艹 hints at the meaning (grass), and 矛 máo hints at the sound.