Memory phrase for the character: 摹

摹

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Meaning

to imitate, to copy

Pronunciation

mó

Explanation

 Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.), bottom: hand 手

Mnemonic
 
(Made of wood is the negative mold 模) and the hand makes with it: an imitation.

Radicals

莫 negative, sunsetThe plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset. - 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.
手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out




 Vocabulary

临摹 lín mó  to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
 
摹扎特 Mó zā tè  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
 

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