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

simp. and trad.		摸

Etymology

Note: This character is used as a substitute for Min Nan mo͘, which may be etymologically unrelated.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mō, māo (mo¹, mao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ, ㄇㄠ

• 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/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo², mok³, mok⁶
    • Yale: mó, mok, mohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo², mok⁸, mok⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵/, /mɔːk̚³/, /mɔːk̚²/
• 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)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bong / bo͘ / mo͘
    • Tâi-lô: bong / boo / moo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bofng, bof, mof
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/, /bɔ⁴⁴/, /mɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/, /bɔ⁴⁴/, /mɔ⁴⁴/

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.

Compounds

Compounds

• 摸底 (mōdǐ)
• 摸彩
• 摸排

• 摸索 (mōsuǒ)
• 摸脈／摸脉
• 摸透

• 摸門／摸门 (mōmén), 摸門兒／摸门儿 (mōmér)
• 摸黑

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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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