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imitate

HSK 4 N1
mó, mú
モ、ボ
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.
Components
tree+ nobody =
imitate
Meaning component
tree
Phonetic component
nobody
do not, is not, can not
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[mó]
to imitate; model; norm; pattern
[mú]
mold; die; matrix; pattern
Japanese
形木 かたぎ 同音
noun wooden printing block
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ばく
Baku surname