Phonosemantic compound. ⺗ represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
慕
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
慕
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
慕
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
慕
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
慕
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
慕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
慕 [mù]
to admire
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
慕 しのぶ
Shinobu female given name
慕 もと
Moto female given name
CHINESE WORDS (42)
羡慕 [xiànmù] #6,153
to envy
羡慕 [xiànmù] #6,153
to envy
慕尼黑 [Mùníhēi] #12,503
München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
爱慕 [àimù] #11,620
to adore
爱慕 [àimù] #11,620
to adore
仰慕 [yǎngmù] #12,905
to admire
慕容 [Mùróng] #15,579
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people
百慕大 [Bǎimùdà] #24,658
Bermuda
倾慕 [qīngmù] #32,215
to adore
倾慕 [qīngmù] #32,215
to adore
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ 慕う [したう] #4,284
to yearn for
恋慕 [れんぼ] #33,303
love
⭐ 思慕 [しぼ] #33,422
yearning
横恋慕 [よこれんぼ] #45,840
illicit love
慕情 [ぼじょう] #59,218
longing
慕わしい [したわしい] #59,714
dear
敬慕 [けいぼ] #62,853
love and respect
恋い慕う [こいしたう] #64,371
to miss
愛慕 [あいぼ] #83,782
love
追慕 [ついぼ] #107,278
cherishing the memory of
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