摸

摸	U+6478, 摸 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6478

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

摸 (radical 64, 手+11, 14 strokes, 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]

simp. and trad.		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]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): mō, māo (mo¹, mao¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ, ㄇㄠ

(Chengdu, SP): mo¹
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo², mo¹, mok³, mok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miâ / mô / mo
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): bong / bo͘ / mo͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): mong⁵ / mou⁵ / mo⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mō
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ
  - Wade–Giles: mo¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: māo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ
  - Wade–Giles: mao¹
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: mo¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo², mo¹, mok³, mok⁶
  - Yale: mó, mō, mok, mohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo², mo¹, mok⁸, mok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo², mo¹, mog³, mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː³⁵/, /mɔː⁵⁵/, /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
  - Sinological 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 (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, 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 (Quanzhou): /mɔ̃³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /mɔ̃⁴⁴/

Note:

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

(Teochew)

Peng'im: mong⁵ / mou⁵ / mo⁵
Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mông / môu / mô
Sinological IPA ^(key): /moŋ⁵⁵/, /mou⁵⁵/, /mo⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /mɑk̚/

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

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*maːɡ/

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

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 tàng shǒu. [Pinyin]
  He touched the boy's forehead. It was burning hot.
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 wàzǐ. [Pinyin]
  He groped around in the dark for his other sock.
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.
to be sluggish

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 摸

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mó (mo²)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mó
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ
  - Wade–Giles: mo²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mó
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴
  - Yale: mòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: /muo/

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

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*maː/

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

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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Go-on: まく (maku); も (mo)
Kan-on: ばく (baku); ぼ (bo)
Kun: うつす (utsusu, 摸す); さぐる (saguru, 摸る); とる (toru, 摸る)

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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摸

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Translingual[edit]

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References[edit]

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Glyph origin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Definitions[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

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