mǎo

one of the 28 constellations

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

sun

卯 sound component

  Sound component

mǎo

  

4th terrestrial branch

Evolution

昴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
昴 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昴 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mǎo

one of the 28 constellations; the Pleiades

Most common words with 昴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

the Pleiades

昴星团

Pleiades M45