膜

membrane; film

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,161 U+819C

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ (semantic, “flesh”) + 莫 (phonetic, mò)

components: ⺼莫

membrane · Heisig RSH #1584

flesh + graveyard

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 莫

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 莫 (mò) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
莫 sound component	mò	cannot; do not; is not; negative
模	mó	model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
幕	mù	curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows
摸	mō	to caress, to stroke, to gently touch
墓	mù	grave, tomb
漠	mò	desert; aloof, cool, indifferent
慕	mù	to admire, to desire, to long for
暮	mù	dusk, evening, sunset; ending
募	mù	to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon
蟆	má	frog, toad
摹	mó	to trace; to imitate, to copy; pattern
谟	mó	to scheme, to plan; to practice
馍	mó	bread
寞	mò	silent, still; lonely, solitary
蓦	mò	suddenly, quickly, abruptly
糢	mó	rice snacks
镆	mò	sword
嫫	mó	Huangdi's ugly concubine; ugly woman, nurse
瘼	mò	sickness; distress

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
表面外膜	biǎo miàn wài mó	surface coat
子宫内膜异位症	zǐ gōng nèi mó yì wèi zhèng	(medicine) endometriosis
眼角膜	yǎn jiǎo mó	cornea
外质膜	wài zhì mó	external plasma membrane
叶克膜	yè kè mó	(loanword) ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
巨细胞病毒视网膜炎	jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán	cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindn…
基质膜	jī zhì mó	basal plasma membrane
视网膜	shì wǎng mó	retina
处女膜	chǔ nǚ mó	hymen
面膜	miàn mó	facial mask; cleanser; face pack; facial (treatment)
角膜接触镜	jiǎo mó jiē chù jìng	contact lens
角膜	jiǎo mó	cornea
内膜	nèi mó	inner membrane; internal lining (of an organ or body cavity)
网膜	wǎng mó	retina (anatomy)
气泡膜	qì pào mó	bubble wrap
角膜炎	jiǎo mó yán	keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)
骨膜	gǔ mó	(anatomy) periosteum
结膜	jié mó	conjunctiva (membrane surrounding the eyeball)
膜翅目	mó chì mù	Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
结膜炎	jié mó yán	conjunctivitis