mào

(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form

animal gaze (豸) + face on display (皃) = outward appearance

皃 is an ancient pictograph of a kneeling person whose face is prominently displayed, representing outward appearance. 豸 depicts a prowling animal with a long body, and here it reinforces the visual impression one presents to the world.

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An archaic form showing a person's faceSemantic
A long-bodied animalSemantic

她的外很美,大家都喜欢她。

tā de wài mào hěn měi, dà jiā dōu xǐ huān tā。

Her appearance is very beautiful; everyone likes her.

不能只看一个人的容来判断他的性格。

bù néng zhǐ kàn yī gè rén de róng mào lái pàn duàn tā de xìng gé。

You cannot judge a person's character based only on their looks.

Words with 貌

道貌岸然

dào mào àn rán

sanctimonious

郎才女貌

láng cái nǚ mào

talented man and beautiful woman

风貌

fēng mào

style

体貌

tǐ mào

appearance

黄土地貌

huáng tǔ dì mào

loess landform

丹霞地貌

dān xiá dì mào

Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)

人不可貌相

rén bù kě mào xiàng

you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)

人不可貌相,海水不可斗量

rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng

you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)

以貌取人

yǐ mào qǔ rén

to judge sb by appearances (idiom)

像貌

xiàng mào

variant of 相貌[xiang4 mao4]

全貌

quán mào

complete picture

其貌不扬

qí mào bù yáng

(idiom) nothing special to look at

More characters with 豸