矛 máo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 矛 — spear, lance
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
矛头
máotóu
target of attack or criticism; spearhead
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 调查报告发布后，舆论的矛头很快指向监管部门。 Diàochá bàogào fābù hòu, yúlùn de máotóu hěn kuài zhǐxiàng jiānguǎn bùmén. After the investigation report was released, the focus of public criticism quickly turned towards the regulatory authorities.
- 大家把矛头都对准了他，指责他没有提前通知。 Dàjiā bǎ máotóu dōu duìzhǔn le tā, zhǐzé tā méiyǒu tíqián tōngzhī. Everyone aimed their criticism at him, blaming him for not giving advance notice.
- 他在会上把矛头指向了公司的旧制度。 Tā zài huì shàng bǎ máotóu zhǐxiàng le gōngsī de jiù zhìdù. At the meeting he directed his criticism at the company's old system.