秣 Stroke Order

秣 [mò] 名词 1. 牲口的饲料：粮秣。 Feed for livestock: grain feed. 2. 喂牲口：秣马厉兵（亦作“厉兵秣马”）。 To feed livestock: to prepare horses for battle (also written as "prepare soldiers and feed horses"). 动词 1. 例如: 秣马秣驹（本为喂马及驹，借指求婚）；秣马（喂饱马匹）；秣谷（用谷物喂马）。 For example: feed horses and foals (originally meant to feed horses and foals, used metaphorically for courtship); feed horses (to satiate horses); feed with grain (to feed horses with grains). 引例 1. 杜甫《敬简王明府》：骥病思偏秣。 Du Fu's "Respectful Simplification of Wang Mingfu": The steed suffers from longing for uneven feed. 2. 《周礼·天官》：七日刍秣之式。 "Rites of Zhou", Book of Tian Guan: The ritual for feeding straw and feed for seven days. 例句 再如: 刍秣（刍为喂牛羊的草饲料; 秣为喂马的谷饲料）。 Again: straw feed (straw used to feed cattle and sheep; feed for horses made of grain). 引文 1. 《诗·周南·汉广》：之子于归，言秣其马。 "Book of Songs, Ode to Zhou South, Han River": The son returns home, saying to feed his horse. 2. 《左传·僖公三十三年》：郑穆公使视客馆，则束载，厉兵，秣马矣。 "Zuo Zhuan, Year 33 of Duke Xi": Duke Mu of Zheng sent someone to inspect the guest quarters, where provisions were gathered, soldiers were sharpened, and horses were fed.