摸

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

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Note: mok3, mok6 - rare.
Note:
  • muŏ - “to touch; to fish for”;
  • mó̤h - “to feel one's way; to be sluggish”.
Note:
  • Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou:
    • bong - vernacular;
    • mo͘/bo͘ - literary.
  • Taiwan:
    • bong/bo͘, mo͘ - vernacular.
Rime
Character 摸
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 唐 (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
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

  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[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

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
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

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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

摸

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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