摸

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

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

simp. and trad.		摸
alt. forms		摹

Glyph origin

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).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mō, māo (mo¹, mao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ, ㄇㄠ

  (Chengdu, SP): mo¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo², mok³, mok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miâ / mô / mo
• Min Nan (POJ): bong / bo͘ / mo͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: mō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ
    • Wade-Giles: mo¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: māo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ
    • Wade-Giles: mao¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhau
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mo¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mo
    • IPA ^(key): /mo⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo², mok³, mok⁶
    • Yale: mó, mok, mohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo², mok⁸, mok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo², mog³, mog⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵/, /mɔːk̚³/, /mɔːk̚²/

Note: mok3, mok6 - rare.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miâ / mô / mo
    • Hakka Romanization System: mia´ / mo´ / mo
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mia¹ / mo¹ / mo⁴
    • IPA: /mi̯a²⁴/, /mo²⁴/, /mo⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Hsinchu, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bong
    • Tâi-lô: bong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo͘
    • Tâi-lô: boo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bof
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /bɔ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mo͘
    • Tâi-lô: moo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃⁴⁴/

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou:
  • bong - vernacular;
  • mo͘/bo͘ - literary.
• Taiwan:
  • bong/bo͘, mo͘ - vernacular.

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• Middle Chinese: /muo/, /mɑk̚/▼

Rime
Character	摸	摸
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	鐸 (103)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	莫胡切	慕各切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muo/	/mɑk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/muo/	/mɑk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mo/	/mɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mɔ/	/mak̚/
Li Rong	/mo/	/mɑk̚/
Wang Li	/mu/	/mɑk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/muo/	/mɑk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mú	mò

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*maː/, /*maːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	摸	摸
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	9242	9254
Phonetic component	莫	莫
Rime group	魚	鐸
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	模	莫
Old Chinese	/*maː/	/*maːɡ/
Notes	注亦作摹，見方言

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只袜子。 [MSC, simp.]

     Tā zài hēi'àn 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。 / 我简直摸不透他。  ―  Wǒ jiǎnzhí mō bù tòu tā.  ―  I just can't figure him out.
4. to be sluggish

Compounds

Derived terms from 摸

• 不可捉摸
• 不摸頭／不摸头
• 估摸
• 偷偷摸摸
• 偷東摸西／偷东摸西
• 偷雞摸狗／偷鸡摸狗 (tōujīmōgǒu)
• 咂摸
• 尋摸／寻摸
• 循衣摸床
• 打摸
• 扶牆摸壁／扶墙摸壁
• 投東摸西／投东摸西
• 捉摸 (zhuōmō)
• 捉摸不定
• 捫摸／扪摸
• 掏摸
• 描摸
• 揣摸
• 搔頭摸耳／搔头摸耳
• 摸不清
• 摸不著
• 摸底 (mōdǐ)
• 摸彩
• 摸手熟
• 摸排
• 摸春牛
• 摸棱
• 摸棱兩可／摸棱两可

• 摸氣候／摸气候
• 摸清
• 摸牌
• 摸盲盲
• 摸瞎
• 摸秋
• 摸稜／摸棱 (mōléng)
• 摸稜兩可／摸棱两可 (mōléng-liǎngkě)
• 摸稜宰相／摸棱宰相
• 摸米桶
• 摸索 (mōsuǒ)
• 摸脈／摸脉
• 摸著
• 摸透
• 摸量
• 摸金校尉
• 摸門／摸门 (mōmén)
• 摸門不著／摸门不著
• 摸門兒／摸门儿 (mōmér)
• 摸雞偷狗／摸鸡偷狗
• 摸頭／摸头
• 摸頭不著／摸头不著
• 摸骨
• 摸骨相
• 摸魚／摸鱼
• 摸魚公／摸鱼公
• 摸黑

• 撈摸／捞摸
• 撫摸／抚摸 (fǔmō)
• 暗中摸索
• 東偷西摸／东偷西摸
• 東摸西摸／东摸西摸
• 東撈西摸／东捞西摸
• 水底摸月
• 海底摸月
• 混水摸魚／混水摸鱼 (húnshuǐmōyú)
• 渾水摸魚／浑水摸鱼 (húnshuǐmōyú)
• 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng)
• 眾盲摸象／众盲摸象
• 瞎子摸象 (xiāzimōxiàng)
• 瞎子摸魚／瞎子摸鱼
• 突突摸摸
• 自摸
• 著摸
• 蒱睃摸索
• 觸摸／触摸 (chùmō)
• 踅摸
• 迂摸
• 迷留摸亂／迷留摸乱
• 都都摸摸
• 難以捉摸／难以捉摸
• 順藤摸瓜／顺藤摸瓜
• 鬼摸腦殼／鬼摸脑壳
• 黑天摸地

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Japanese

Kanji

摸

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Goon: も (mo), まく (maku)
• Kan’on: ぼ (bo), ばく (baku)
• 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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