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CHINESE CHARACTER

mù

幕

幕

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measure word (events)

Numbered pinyin
mu4
English meanings
m.[event]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 莫; bottom 巾.

  • Top

    莫
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  • Bottom

    巾

Meaning & sound clues

巾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “curtain”.

莫 is identified as the sound component (mò). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 幕.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱莫巾

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    mù幕bù布。

    A curtain.

  2. 02

    jiē揭kāi开wéi帷mù幕。

    Raise the curtain.

  3. 03

    lākai拉开xùmù序幕。

    Begin.

  4. 04

    zhǎnxīn崭新kāishǐ开始。

    A fresh start.

  5. 05

    jīngcǎi精彩shàngyǎn上演。

    A wonderful show.

  6. 06

    yuánmǎn圆满luò落mù幕。

    A successful close.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 内幕
  • 字幕
  • 屏幕
  • 幕后
  • 序幕
  • 开幕
  • 开幕式
  • 银幕
  • 闭幕
  • 闭幕式