慕
to admire
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How 慕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺗ (semantic, “heart”) + 莫 (phonetic, mò)
How to remember it
admire · Heisig RSH #1819
graveyard + valentine
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 莫
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 莫 (mò) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莫 sound component | mò | cannot; do not; is not; negative |
| 模 | mó | model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate |
| 幕 | mù | curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows |
| 膜 | mó | membrane, film; to kneel and worship |
| 摸 | mō | to caress, to stroke, to gently touch |
| 墓 | mù | grave, tomb |
| 漠 | mò | desert; aloof, cool, indifferent |
| 暮 | mù | dusk, evening, sunset; ending |
| 募 | mù | to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon |
| 蟆 | má | frog, toad |
| 摹 | mó | to trace; to imitate, to copy; pattern |
| 谟 | mó | to scheme, to plan; to practice |
| 馍 | mó | bread |
| 寞 | mò | silent, still; lonely, solitary |
| 蓦 | mò | suddenly, quickly, abruptly |
| 糢 | mó | rice snacks |
| 镆 | mò | sword |
| 嫫 | mó | Huangdi's ugly concubine; ugly woman, nurse |
| 瘼 | mò | sickness; distress |
Words containing 慕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百慕大三角 | Bǎi mù dà sān jiǎo | Bermuda Triangle |
| 慕名而来 | mù míng ér lái | to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous locat… |
| 新慕道团 | xīn mù dào tuán | neo Catechumenal way |
| 慕士塔格峰 | Mù shì tǎ gé Fēng | Muztagh Ata, second highest peak of the Pamir Mountains |
| 百慕大 | Bǎi mù dà | Bermuda |
| 慕尼黑 | Mù ní hēi | München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany |
| 百慕达 | Bǎi mù dá | Bermuda (Tw) |
| 慕道友 | mù dào yǒu | religious investigator |
| 那达慕 | Nà dá mù | Nadam or Games, Mongolian national harvest festival in July-August |
| 慕斯 | mù sī | (loanword) (cuisine) mousse |
| 爱慕虚荣 | ài mù xū róng | vain |
| 慕名 | mù míng | to admire sb's reputation; to seek out famous person or location |
| 慕洋犬 | mù yáng quǎn | (slang) (derog.) person who uncritically admires the West while disparaging China (pun on … |
| 爱慕 | ài mù | to adore; to admire |
| 慕强 | mù qiáng | to admire or be drawn to those perceived as strong or superior |
| 思慕 | sī mù | to cherish the memory of sb; to think of with respect |
| 慕丝 | mù sī | (Tw) (loanword) mousse (cosmetic or hairstyling product) |
| 向慕 | xiàng mù | to adore |
| 慕容 | Mù róng | a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people; two-character surname Murong |
| 久慕 | jiǔ mù | lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).; I've been looking forward to meeting y… |