冒 (mào) — Chinese Character

冒

mào

to risk, to brave, to dare

Radical: 冂 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

冒 decomposes into the following components:

日目

Semantic component: 目; phonetic component: 冃.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 冒.

仿冒

fǎng mào

to counterfeit

假冒

jiǎ mào

to impersonate

傻冒

shǎ mào

冒充

mào chōng

to feign

冒号

mào hào

colon (punct.)

冒名

mào míng

an impostor

冒失

mào shi

rash

冒头

mào tóu

冒昧

mào mèi

bold

冒暑

mào shǔ

heat stroke (traditional Chinese medicine)

冒死

mào sǐ

to brave death

冒汗

mào hàn

Characters that share the radical 冂.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.