Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 摸
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摸 |
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Meaning |
to feel with the hand, to touch, to grope |
Pronunciation |
mō |
Explanation |
Left: hand 扌, right: negative 莫 (to sink/go down: sunset 日 between plants 艹 =大) [sunrise is: 旦 or  ] |
Mnemonic
| The hand can, after sunset, only feel. |
Radicals
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扌
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hand | |
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莫
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sunset, sinking | (Picture of a sunset: The sun 日 sets beween plants 艹,艹. The very similar radical stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
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mō suo |
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly | | 抚摸 |
fǔ mō |
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle | | 捉摸 |
zhuō mō |
to predict (often uncertain); to grope (for the truth); to fathom; to ascertain | | 顺藤摸瓜 |
shùn téng mō guā |
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues |
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