模
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to imitate; model; norm; pattern
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #724 U+6A21
How 模 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 莫 (phonetic, mò)
How to remember it
imitate · Heisig RSH #232
graveyard + 木 tree
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 模
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模里西斯 | Mó lǐ xī sī | Mauritius (Tw) |
| 模特儿 | mó tè r | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 飞行模式 | fēi xíng mó shì | airplane mode (on an electronic device) |
| 弹性模量 | tán xìng mó liàng | modulus of elasticity; coefficient of restitution |
| 数学模型 | shù xué mó xíng | mathematical model |
| 正模标本 | zhèng mó biāo běn | holotype |
| 商业模式 | shāng yè mó shì | business model |
| 数模转换器 | shù mó zhuǎn huàn qì | digital-to-analog converter (DAC) |
| 模数转换器 | mó shù zhuǎn huàn qì | analog-to-digital converter (ADC) |
| 模式标本 | mó shì biāo běn | type specimen (used to define a species) |
| 大规模杀伤性武器 | dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì | weapon of mass destruction |
| 大模大样 | dà mú dà yàng | boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4] |
| 模子 | mú zi | mold; matrix; pattern or die |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | (idiom) exactly alike; identical; also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4] |
| 体模 | tǐ mó | body model |
| 公模 | gōng mú | (manufacturing) off-the-shelf mold (as opposed to a custom or proprietary mold) |
| 模特 | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 车模 | chē mó | model car; auto show model |
| 数模 | shù mó | digital-to-analog; abbr. for 數字到模擬|数字到模拟 |
| 模数 | mó shù | analog-to-digital; abbr. for 模擬到數字|模拟到数字 |