摸

Translingual

Han character

摸 (radical 64 手+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 手廿日大 (QTAK), four-corner 5403₄, composition ⿰扌莫)

1. gently touch with hand
2. caress

References

• KangXi: page 452, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12644
• Dae Jaweon: page 802, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1929, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6478

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		摸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mō (mo¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo², mok³
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): miâ
• Min Nan (POJ): bong / mo͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: mō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ
    • Wade-Giles: mo¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo², mok³
    • Yale: mó, mok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo², mok⁸
    • IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵ mɔːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miâ
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /mi̯a²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bong / mo͘
    • Tâi-lô: bong / mo͘
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/, /mɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ³⁴/, /mɔ³⁴/

Verb

摸

1. to touch; to feel (with the hand); to caress

   • 這紙摸起來很粗糙。 [MSC, trad.]

     这纸摸起来很粗糙。 [MSC, simp.]

     Zhè zhǐ mō qǐlái hěn cūcāo. [Pinyin]

     This paper feels rough.

   • 他摸了摸男孩的額頭，燒得燙手。 [MSC, trad.]

     他摸了摸男孩的额头，烧得烫手。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā mō le mō nánhái de étóu, shāo dé tàng shǒu. [Pinyin]

     He touched the boy's forehead. It was burning hot.

2. to fish for; to fumble; to grope for

   • 他把手伸進上衣口袋裡摸鑰匙。 [MSC, trad.]

     他把手伸进上衣口袋里摸钥匙。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā bǎshǒu shēn jìn shàngyī kǒudài lǐ mō yàochí. [Pinyin]

     He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.

   • 他在黑暗中到處瞎摸找另一隻襪子。 [MSC, trad.]

     他在黑暗中到处瞎摸找另一隻袜子。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā zài hēiàn zhōng dàochù xiā mō zhǎo lìngyī zhī wàzǐ. [Pinyin]

     He groped around in the dark for his other sock.

3. to feel out; to sound out

   • 我簡直摸不透他。 [MSC, trad.]

     我简直摸不透他。 [MSC, simp.]

     Wǒ jiǎnzhí mō bù tòu tā. [Pinyin]

     I just can't figure him out.

Compounds

Compounds

摸彩 摸底 摸黑 摸脉 摸门, 摸门儿 摸排 摸索 摸透

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Japanese

Kanji

摸

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On: も (mo), ばく (baku), ぼ (bo)
• Kun: さぐる (saguru), とる (toru), うつす (utsusu)

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Korean

Hanja

摸 (mo) (hangeul 모, revised mo, McCune-Reischauer mo, Yale mo)

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Vietnamese

Han character

• Hán Việt: mò, mó, mọ, mô, mạc

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