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

Translingual

Han character

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

  • 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

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Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (莫) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *maː, *maːɡ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

Note: mok3, mok6 - rare.
Note:
  • muŏ - “to touch; to fish for”;
  • mó̤h - “to feel one's way; to be sluggish”.
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Definitions

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。 [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 feel one's way; to grope
  5. to be sluggish
Synonyms

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

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Definitions

摸

  1. alternative form of 摹 (mó)
  2. used in 摸棱
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Japanese

Kanji

摸

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

From Middle Chinese 摸 (MC mu); compare Mandarin 摸 (mó):

  • Go-on: も (mo)
  • Kan-on: ぼ (bo)

From Middle Chinese 摸 (MC mak); compare Mandarin 摸 (mō):

From native Japanese roots:

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, 摸 is mostly replaced by 模, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.

Japanese terms with 摸 replaced by daiyōji 模
模擬
模索
模造
模倣

Compounds

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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