Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “mo”
35 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
mō
2
Second tone
mó
膜
mó
磨membrane, film
14 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9mó
谟millstone
16 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9mó
嫫to scheme, to plan
12 strokesmó
馍Huangdi's ugly concubine
13 strokesmó
摹bread
13 strokesmó
模to trace
14 strokesmó
摩model, pattern, standard
14 strokesmó
糢to scour, to rub, to grind
15 strokesmó
謨rice snacks
17 strokesmó
饃to scheme, to plan
18 strokesmó
蘑bread
19 strokesmó
魔mushroom
19 strokesmó
demon, evil spirit
20 strokes3
Third tone
mǒ
4
Fourth tone
mò
末
mò
墨end, final, last
5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4mò
殁ink
15 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9mò
沫dead
8 strokesmò
茉bubbles, foam, froth, suds
8 strokesmò
陌white jasmine
8 strokesmò
秣strange, unfamiliar
8 strokesmò
莫fodder, horse feed
10 strokesmò
眽cannot
10 strokesmò
寞to gaze
11 strokesmò
漠silent, still
13 strokesmò
蓦desert
13 strokesmò
貊suddenly, quickly, abruptly
13 strokesmò
瘼leopard
13 strokesmò
镆sickness
15 strokesmò
默sword
15 strokesmò
貘silent
16 strokesmò
驀panther, tapir
17 strokesmò
耱suddenly, quickly, abruptly
21 strokesmò
a kind of farm tool
22 strokes·
Neutral tone
mo
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