Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.
Components
手 Meaning component
shǒu hand
Notes
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Historical Evolution
摹
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
摹
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
摹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
摹 [mó]
to imitate; to copy
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
临摹 [línmó] #37,058
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
临摹 [línmó] #37,058
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
摹仿 [mófǎng] #45,907
variant of 模仿[mófǎng]
描摹 [miáomó] #39,637
to trace over
摹拟 [mónǐ] #53,387
variant of 模擬|模拟[mónǐ]
摹拟 [mónǐ] #53,387
variant of 模擬|模拟[mónǐ]
摹写 [móxiě] #55,211
to trace over
摹写 [móxiě] #55,211
to trace over
指摹 [zhǐmó]
fingerprint
摹画 [móhuà]
to describe
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