Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
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Historical Evolution
模
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
模
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
模
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
模
Regular
Modern
Chinese
模 [mó]
to imitate; model; norm; pattern
模 [mú]
mold; die; matrix; pattern
Japanese
wooden printing block
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
模 ばく
Baku surname
CHINESE WORDS (194)
模特 [mótè] #1,018
(fashion) model (loanword)
模式 [móshì] #4,051
mode
规模 [guīmó] #7,212
scale
规模 [guīmó] #7,212
scale
模型 [móxíng] #3,826
model
模仿 [mófǎng] #2,796
to imitate
大规模 [dàguīmó] #7,483
large scale
大规模 [dàguīmó] #7,483
large scale
模拟 [mónǐ] #5,548
imitation
模拟 [mónǐ] #5,548
imitation
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JAPANESE WORDS (137)
⭐ 規模 [きぼ] #2,804
scale
⭐ 模様 [もよう] #2,840
pattern
⭐ 大規模 [だいきぼ] #4,906
large-scale
模する [もする] #9,725
to imitate
⭐ 模索 [もさく] #12,215
groping (for)
⭐ 小規模 [しょうきぼ] #12,714
small scale
⭐ 模倣 [もほう] #14,601
imitation
模擬戦 [もぎせん] #15,907
sham battle
⭐ 模型 [もけい] #17,555
model
象る [かたどる] #21,233
to model (something) on
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