摸

Translingual

Han character

摸 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+11 in traditional Chinese and Korean, 手+10 in simplified Chinese and Japanese, 14 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 13 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, cangjie input 手廿日大 (QTAK), four-corner 5403₄, composition ⿰扌莫)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 452, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12644
• Dae Jaweon: page 802, character 9
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1929, character 4
• Unihan data for U+6478

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *maː, *maːɡ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 莫 (OC *maːɡ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

Definitions

摸

1. to touch; to feel (with the hand); to caress

   這紙摸起來很粗糙。 [MSC, trad.]
   这纸摸起来很粗糙。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè zhǐ mō qǐlái hěn cūcāo.

   This paper feels rough.

   他摸了摸男孩的額頭，燒得燙手。 [MSC, trad.]
   他摸了摸男孩的额头，烧得烫手。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā mō le mō nánhái de étóu, shāo de tàngshǒu.

   He touched the boy's forehead. It was burning hot.

2. to fish for; to fumble; to grope for

   他把手伸進上衣口袋裡摸鑰匙。 [MSC, trad.]
   他把手伸进上衣口袋里摸钥匙。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bǎ shǒu shēn jìn shàngyī kǒudài lǐ mō yàoshi.

   He dug into his coat pocket for his keys.

   他在黑暗中到處瞎摸找另一隻襪子。 [MSC, trad.]
   他在黑暗中到处瞎摸找另一只袜子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng dàochù xiā mō zhǎo lìng yī zhī wàzi.

   He groped around in the dark for his other sock.

3. to feel out; to sound out

   我簡直摸不透他。 [MSC, trad.]
   我简直摸不透他。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ jiǎnzhí mō bù tòu tā.

   I just can't figure him out.

4. to feel one's way; to grope
5. to be sluggish

Synonyms

• (to touch): 撫／抚 (fǔ)

Compounds

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

摸

1. Alternative form of 摹 (mó)
2. Used in 摸棱.

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

From Middle Chinese 摸 (MC mu); compare Mandarin 摸 (mó):

• Go-on: も (mo)
• Kan-on: ぼ (bo)

From Middle Chinese 摸 (MC mak); compare Mandarin 摸 (mō):

• Go-on: まく (maku)
• Kan-on: ばく (baku)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: うつす (utsusu, 摸す); さぐる (saguru, 摸る); とる (toru, 摸る); なでる (naderu, 摸でる); まねる (maneru, 摸る)

Usage notes

In modern Japanese, 摸 is mostly replaced by 模, due to the deprecation of non-tōyō kanji caused by the Japanese script reform.

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

摸 (eum 모 (mo))

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Vietnamese

Han character

摸: Hán Nôm readings: mò, mó, mọ, mô, mạc

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