How to write 袤

袤 [mào] 1. Length, specifically referring to the distance from north to south. - 长度，特指南北距离的长度。 - Example: 广袤 (length and breadth); 袤延 (extend lengthwise); 周袤 (spacious and extensive). 2. Generally refers to length. - 泛指长度。 - Example: 周袤数百里 (spanning hundreds of miles in length). [本义]: Lengthwise or the distance from north to south (opposite to "广"). 【造字法】: Character formation is phonetic and semantic, composed of "衣" (clothing) and "矛" (spear sound). 引文: 1. 《说文》：南北曰袤，东西曰广。“North and south is called 袤, east and west is called 广.” 2. 《周髀算经》：天地之广袤。“The vastness of heaven and earth.” 3. 班固《汉书》：广袤可千里。“The expanse can reach thousands of miles.” 4. 《史记·楚世家》：子何不受地?从某至某，广袤六里。“Why do you not accept the land? It is six miles from one point to another.” 5. 《史记·蒙怡列传》：延袤万余里。“Extending over more than ten thousand miles.” 6. 白居易《庐山草堂记》：广袤丰杀，一称心力。“Spacious and ample, fulfilling desires with ease.” Example Usage: - 广袤 (referring to broad horizontal distance, where 袤 refers to vertical length or distance from north to south). - 袤延 (to extend lengthwise). - 袤远 (spacious and vast). - 袤广 (broad and extensive). - 袤僻 (wide and secluded). 【引】: 1. 扬雄《羽猎赋序》：周袤数百里。“Spanning hundreds of miles in length.” (*Referenced from traditional dictionary definitions)