画卯 huàmǎo to report for work Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 画 畫 huà nounverb to mark to mark; to draw a line or sign; to sign or initial a document, as in 画押 huàyā卯 mǎo roll call The morning roll call or sign-in at ancient government offices, which typically occurred during the mǎo hour.