模
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mó / mú · model, pattern, standard

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Readings & meanings

模 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

mó

to imitate; model; norm

规模guī mó · scale
mú

mold; die; matrix

模样mú yàng · look
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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 模

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móto imitate; model; norm
múmold; die; matrix
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Example sentences

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Nóng cūn hǎo xiàng yào dà guī mó fā zhǎn le.农村好像要大规模发展了。

It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

Source: Tatoeba #345945 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kàn tā shǎ hū hū de múyàng, dǎo yě tǐng kě ài.你看他傻乎乎的模样,倒也挺可爱。

Look at him. He looks like an idiot but he's also very cute.

Source: Tatoeba #420912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì tóng nián de jì yì yuè lái yuè móhu le .我对童年的记忆越来越模糊了.

I recall less and less of my childhood.

Source: Tatoeba #342109 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē jìn shí mó shì shì xí dé xìng xíngwéi.这些进食模式是习得性行为。

These eating patterns are a learned behavior.

Source: Tatoeba #8599723 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mó fǎng le fàn gāo de zuò pǐn.他模仿了梵高的作品。

He imitated the works of Van Gogh.

Source: Tatoeba #430959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wèi lái fēi xíng yuán jiāng zài mó nǐ cāo zuò shì zhōng xùn liàn.未来飞行员将在模拟操作室中训练。

The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.

Source: Tatoeba #2027995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 模 in context

  1. Say mó / mú, then recall the core meaning: model, pattern, standard.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 规模 (guī mó), meaning “scale”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 模 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.