锚 (máo): anchor
锚 (máo) is a Chinese character meaning “anchor.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 苗 (phonetic). It ranks #2917 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 锚 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 金 (jīn, metal, gold), 钱 (qián, money), 银 (yín, silver, bank).
Definitions
- anchor
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抛锚verb | pāo máo | to drop anchor |
| 起锚verb | qǐ máo | to weigh anchor |
| 下锚 | xià máo | to drop anchor |
| 心锚 | xīn máo | (psychology) emotional anchor |
| 锚点 | máo diǎn | anchor point |
| 拔锚verb | bá máo | to weigh anchor |
| 锚链孔 | máo liàn kǒng | hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship) |
| 锚链 | máo liàn | anchor chain |
锚 appears in 8 compound words: 38 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 锚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
还有经营者结合企业转型实践经验，提出要锚定长远战略，敢于做减法。
hái yǒu jīng yíng zhě jié hé qǐ yè zhuǎn xíng shí jiàn jīng yàn , tí chū yào máo dìng cháng yuǎn zhàn lüè , gǎn yú zuò jiǎn fǎ .
In addition, some business leaders, drawing on their practical experience with corporate transformation, have emphasized the need to stay focused on long-term strategies and have the courage to streamline operations.
这份群像质感，成为整部剧的精神锚点。
zhè fèn qún xiàng zhì gǎn , chéng wéi zhěng bù jù de jīng shén máo diǎn .
This sense of ensemble casting serves as the spiritual anchor of the entire series.
为了让主角从头到尾长得一模一样，技术团队必须给AI一个固定的“视觉锚点”。
wéi le ràng zhǔ jiǎo cóng tóu dào wěi cháng dé yī mó yī yàng , jì shù tuán duì bì xū gěi A I yī gè gù dìng de shì jué máo diǎn .
To ensure that the main character looks exactly the same from start to finish, the technical team must provide the AI with a fixed “visual anchor.”
...季度2025年业绩:500+兆瓦AI合同锚定增长计划
. . . jì dù nián yè jì zhào wǎ gě tóng 锚 dìng zēng cháng jì huá
... Quarterly 2025 results: 500+ megawatts of AI contracts anchored growth plans
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
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