摸

Translingual

Han character

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

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: 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

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Chinese

trad.		摸
simp. #		摸
alternative 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／形声, OC *maː, *maːɡ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mō, māo (mo¹, mao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ, ㄇㄠ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mo¹

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mō
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mo
    • Wade–Giles: mo¹
    • Yale: mwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho
    • Palladius: мо (mo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mao
    • Wade–Giles: mao¹
    • Yale: māu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhau
    • Palladius: мао (mao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: mo¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mo² / mok³ / mok⁶
    • Yale: mó / mok / mohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo² / mok⁸ / mok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo² / mog³ / mog⁶
    • Sinological 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
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯a²⁴/, /mo²⁴/, /mo⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (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, Yilan, Tainan): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo͘
    • Tâi-lô: boo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bof
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /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.

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• Middle Chinese: mak

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
Baxter	mak
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

• 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

(deprecated template usage) 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 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 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.

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.

4. to be sluggish

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mó (mo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mó
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mó
    • Wade–Giles: mo²
    • Yale: mwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mo
    • Palladius: мо (mo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: mu

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
Baxter	mu
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

• 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

(deprecated template usage) 摸

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

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

摸

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• 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)

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Korean

Hanja

摸 (eum 모 (mo))

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Vietnamese

Han character

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

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