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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- mo1
- English meanings
- feel out, sound out, fumble, feel for, palpate, feel, stroke, finger, try to find out, touch, grope for, feel/sound out
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 莫.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
莫 is identified as the sound component (mò). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 摸.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
ink
lonely; quiet
exclude
rub; stroke
tip
model
foam
desert; indifferent
mill
film
not; do not
used in 蘑菇 (mushroom)
path; unfamiliar
steamed bun
demon; magic
silent; quiet
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 抚摸
- 摸索
- 触摸