Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.
Components
手 Meaning component
shǒu hand
Notes
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Historical Evolution
摩
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
摩
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摩
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
摩 [mó]
to rub
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (198)
按摩 [ànmó] #3,156
massage
摩托车 [mótuōchē] #3,938
motorbike
摩托车 [mótuōchē] #3,938
motorbike
福尔摩斯 [Fú'ěrmósī] #2,546
Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]
福尔摩斯 [Fú'ěrmósī] #2,546
Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]
摩羯座 [Mójiézuò] #5,457
Capricornus
摩擦 [mócā] #8,707
friction
摩托 [mótuō] #6,391
motor (loanword)
摩羯 [Mójié] #7,100
Capricorn (star sign)
摩根 [Mógēn] #6,552
Morgan (name)
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JAPANESE WORDS (126)
⭐ 誤魔化す [ごまかす] #3,538
to deceive
⭐ 擦る [こする] #10,602
to rub
擦れる [すれる] #10,876
to rub
掠れる [かすれる] #11,337
to get blurred
断末魔 [だんまつま] #11,357
one's last moments
擦り付ける [なすりつける] #12,689
to rub (on)
⭐ 摩擦 [まさつ] #14,568
friction
すり替える [すりかえる] #15,837
to switch (secretly)
擦り寄る [すりよる] #18,581
to draw close to
薩摩 [さつま] #23,426
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture)
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