摸

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

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mō, māo (mo¹, mao¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ, ㄇㄠ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mo¹

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мә (mə, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mo² / mo¹ / mok³ / mok⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mo²

• Gan (Wiktionary): mo¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): miâ / mô / mo

  (Meixian, Guangdong): mo¹

• Jin (Wiktionary): mah
• Northern Min (KCR): mó̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): muŏ / mó̤h
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bong / bo͘ / mo͘ / mong

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

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸moq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): mo¹

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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/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мә (mə, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • 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.

• • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbᵘɔ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: mo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miâ / mô / mo
    • Hakka Romanization System: mia^ˊ / mo^ˊ / mo
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mia¹ / mo¹ / mo⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯a²⁴/, /mo²⁴/, /mo⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mo¹
    • Sinological IPA: /mo⁴⁴/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: mah
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /maʔ/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mó̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔ⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: muŏ / mó̤h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muo⁵⁵/, /mɔʔ²⁴/

Note:

• muŏ - “to touch; to fish for”;
• mó̤h - “to feel one's way; to be sluggish”.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bong
    • Tâi-lô: bong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Tainan, Singapore): /bɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo͘
    • Tâi-lô: boo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bof
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang, Philippines): /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/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mong
    • Tâi-lô: mong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mofng
    • IPA (Philippines): /mɔŋ³³/

Note:

• Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou:
  • bong - vernacular;
  • mo͘/bo͘ - literary.
• Taiwan:
  • bong/bo͘, mo͘ - vernacular;.
• mong - with instance of nasal assimilation on syllable initial/s usually from a previous term's final syllable's nasal ending.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: mong⁵ / mou⁵ / mo⁵
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mông / môu / mô
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /moŋ⁵⁵/, /mou⁵⁵/, /mo⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq
    • MiniDict: moh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵moq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: mo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo³³/

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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

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

• (to touch): 撫／抚 (fǔ)

Compounds

• 不可捉摸 (bùkězhuōmō)
• 不摸頭／不摸头 (bù mōtóu)
• 估摸 (gūmo)
• 偷偷摸摸 (tōutōumōmō)
• 偷東摸西／偷东摸西
• 偷雞摸狗／偷鸡摸狗 (tōujīmōgǒu)
• 咂摸 (zāmo)
• 尋摸／寻摸 (xúnmō)
• 循衣摸床
• 打摸
• 投東摸西／投东摸西
• 扶牆摸壁／扶墙摸壁
• 捉摸 (zhuōmō)
• 捉摸不定
• 捫摸／扪摸
• 掏摸 (tāomō)
• 揣摸
• 描摸
• 搔頭摸耳／搔头摸耳
• 摸不清
• 摸不著
• 摸底 (mōdǐ)
• 摸彩
• 摸手熟
• 摸排 (mōpái)
• 摸春牛
• 摸棱 (mōléng)
• 摸棱兩可／摸棱两可 (mōléngliǎngkě)
• 摸氣候／摸气候
• 摸清
• 摸牌 (mōpái)
• 摸盲盲
• 摸瞎
• 摸秋
• 摸稜／摸棱 (mōléng)
• 摸稜兩可／摸棱两可 (mōléngliǎngkě)
• 摸稜宰相／摸棱宰相
• 摸米桶
• 摸索 (mōsuǒ)
• 摸脈／摸脉
• 摸著
• 摸透 (mōtòu)
• 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 (mōménr)
• 摸雞偷狗／摸鸡偷狗
• 摸頭／摸头 (mōtóu)
• 摸頭不著／摸头不著
• 摸骨
• 摸骨相
• 摸魚／摸鱼 (mōyú)
• 摸魚公／摸鱼公
• 摸黑 (mōhēi)
• 撫摸／抚摸 (fǔmō)
• 撈摸／捞摸
• 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
• 渾水摸魚／浑水摸鱼 (húnshuǐmōyú)
• 盲人摸象 (mángrénmōxiàng)
• 眾盲摸象／众盲摸象 (zhòngmángmōxiàng)
• 瞎子摸象 (xiāzimōxiàng)
• 瞎子摸魚／瞎子摸鱼
• 突突摸摸
• 自摸 (zìmō)
• 著摸
• 蒱睃摸索
• 觸摸／触摸 (chùmō)
• 踅摸 (xuémo)
• 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 (shùnténgmōguā)
• 鬼摸腦殼／鬼摸脑壳
• 黑天摸地

 

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mó (mo²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴

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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/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: mou⁴
    • Yale: mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹/

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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

摸

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

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):

• Go-on: まく (maku)
• Kan-on: ばく (baku)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: うつす (utsusu, 摸す)、さぐる (saguru, 摸る)、とる (toru, 摸る)、なでる (naderu, 摸でる)、まねる (maneru, 摸る)

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

• 摸(も)印(いん) (moin)
• 摸(も)擬(ぎ) (mogi) (模(も)擬(ぎ), 摹(も)擬(ぎ))
• 摸(も)刻(こく) (mokoku) (模(も)刻(こく), 摹(も)刻(こく))
• 摸(も)索(さく) (mosaku) (模(も)索(さく))
• 摸(も)作(さく) (mosaku) (模(も)作(さく))
• 摸(も)写(しゃ) (mosha) (模(も)写(しゃ))
• 摸(も)出(しゅつ) (moshutsu) (模(も)出(しゅつ))
• 摸(も)製(せい) (mosei) (模(も)製(せい))
• 摸(も)造(ぞう) (mozō) (模(も)造(ぞう))
• 摸(も)倣(ほう) (mohō) (模(も)倣(ほう), 摹(も)倣(ほう))
• 摸(も)本(ほん) (mohon) (模(も)本(ほん), 摹(も)本(ほん))
• 摸(も)稜(りょう) (moryō) (模(も)稜(りょう))
• 規(き)摸(ぼ) (kibo) (規(き)模(ぼ))
• 描(びょう)摸(ぼ) (byōbo)
• 臨(りん)摸(ぼ) (rinbo) (臨(りん)模(ぼ), 臨(りん)摹(ぼ))

 

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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