摸

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摸 U+6478, 摸
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6478
← 摷
[U+6477] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 摹 →
[U+6479]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

摸 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11 in traditional Chinese and Korean, 手+10 in simplified Chinese and Japanese, 14 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 13 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 手廿日大 (QTAK), four-corner 54034, composition ⿰扌莫)

References[edit]

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

Chinese[edit]

trad. 摸
simp. # 摸
alternative forms 摹

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (莫) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
蟆 *mraː
鬕 *mraːɡs
饃 *maːl
模 *maː
摸 *maː, *maːɡ
嫫 *maː
謨 *maː
膜 *maː, *maːɡ
摹 *maː
暮 *maːɡs
慕 *maːɡs
募 *maːɡs
墓 *maːɡs
慔 *maːɡs
莫 *maːɡ
寞 *maːɡ
漠 *maːɡ
幕 *maːɡ
鏌 *maːɡ
瘼 *maːɡ
鄚 *maːɡ
瞙 *maːɡ
嗼 *maːɡ, *mraːɡ
塻 *maːɡ
貘 *mraːɡ
驀 *mraːɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *maː, *maːɡ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ).

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note: mok3, mok6 - rare.
Note:
  • muŏ - “to touch; to fish for”;
  • mó̤h - “to feel one's way; to be sluggish”.
  • Min Nan
    • Note:
    • Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou:
      • bong - vernacular;
      • mo͘/bo͘ - literary.
    • Taiwan:
      • bong/bo͘, mo͘ - vernacular.
  • (Teochew)
  • Wu
    • Rime
    Character 摸
    Reading # 2/2
    Initial (聲) 明 (4)
    Final (韻) 鐸 (103)
    Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 慕各切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/mɑk̚/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/mɑk̚/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/mɑk̚/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/mak̚/
    Li
    Rong         		/mɑk̚/
    Wang
    Li         		/mɑk̚/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/mɑk̚/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		mò
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		mok6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 摸
    Reading # 2/2
    No. 9254
    Phonetic
    component         		莫
    Rime
    group         		鐸
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		莫
    Old
    Chinese         		/*maːɡ/

    Definitions[edit]

    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 de tàngshǒu. [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 bǎ shǒu shēn jìn shàngyī kǒudài lǐ mō yàoshi. [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只袜子。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng dàochù xiā mō zhǎo lìng yī zhī wàzi. [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。 / 我简直摸不透他。  ―  Wǒ jiǎnzhí mō bù tòu tā.  ―  I just can't figure him out.
    4. to feel one's way; to grope
    5. to be sluggish
    Synonyms[edit]

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 摸

    Pronunciation 2[edit]

    Rime
    Character 摸
    Reading # 1/2
    Initial (聲) 明 (4)
    Final (韻) 模 (23)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 莫胡切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/muo/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/muo/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/mo/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/mɔ/
    Li
    Rong         		/mo/
    Wang
    Li         		/mu/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/muo/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		mú
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		mou4
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 摸
    Reading # 1/2
    No. 9242
    Phonetic
    component         		莫
    Rime
    group         		魚
    Rime
    subdivision         		0
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		模
    Old
    Chinese         		/*maː/
    Notes 注亦作摹，見方言

    Definitions[edit]

    摸

    1. Alternative form of 摹 (mó).
    2. Used in 摸棱.

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    摸

    (uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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    Readings[edit]

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    摸 (eum 모 (mo))

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    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    摸: Hán Nôm readings: mò, mó, mọ, mô, mạc

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