摹
(bound form) to imitate; to copy
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,472 U+6479
How 摹 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
手 (semantic, “hand”) + 莫 (phonetic, mò)
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 |
| 慕 | mù | to admire, to desire, to long for |
| 暮 | mù | dusk, evening, sunset; ending |
| 募 | mù | to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon |
| 蟆 | má | frog, toad |
| 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 摹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摹声词 | mó shēng cí | (linguistics) onomatopoeic word |
| 指摹 | zhǐ mó | fingerprint; thumbprint; also written 指模[zhi3 mo2] |
| 临摹 | lín mó | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) |
| 摹画 | mó huà | to describe |
| 摹写 | mó xiě | to trace over; to copy (a calligraphy model); facsimile; (fig.) to depict; to portray |
| 摹拟 | mó nǐ | variant of 模擬|模拟[mo2 ni3] |
| 摹仿 | mó fǎng | variant of 模仿[mo2 fang3] |
| 描摹 | miáo mó | to trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc); (fig.) to describe; to p… |