莫
do not; there is none who
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #793 U+83AB
How 莫 is formed
components: 艹 旲
How to remember it
nobody · Heisig RSH #231
flower + sun + St. Bernard dog — as a component also called: graveyard
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 莫 as their sound component
These characters all use 莫 (mò) as their phonetic component — 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 |
| 膜 | mó | membrane, film; to kneel and worship |
| 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 |
Words containing 莫
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一夫当关，万夫莫开 | yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi | (idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand |
| 阿莫西林 | ā mò xī lín | (loanword) amoxicillin |
| 莫三比克 | Mò sān bǐ kè | Mozambique (Tw) |
| 莫尔斯 | Mò ěr sī | Morse (name) |
| 拉莫斯 | Lā mò sī | (Philippine President Fidel) Ramos |
| 科莫多龙 | Kē mò duō lóng | Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) |
| 爱莫利维尔 | Ài mò lì wéi ěr | Emeryville, city on San Fransico Bay, California |
| 莫斯特 | Mò sī tè | Mousterian (a Palaeolithic culture) |
| 阿西莫夫 | Ā xī mò fū | Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), American author and biochemist |
| 莫尔斯电码 | Mò ěr sī diàn mǎ | Morse code |
| 莫斯科 | Mò sī kē | Moscow, capital of Russia |
| 莫不然 | mò bù rán | equally true for (all the rest); the same thing applies (for everyone) |
| 莫可指数 | mò kě zhǐ shǔ | countless; innumerable |
| 莫代尔 | mò dài ěr | (textiles) modal fiber |
| 麦克德莫特 | Mài kè dé mò tè | McDermott (name) |
| 莫罗尼 | Mò luó ní | Moroni, capital of Comoros |
| 莫达非尼 | mò dá fēi ní | modafinil (loanword) |
| 拉什莫尔山 | Lā shí mò ěr Shān | Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota |
| 莫尼卡·莱温斯基 | Mò ní kǎ · Lái wēn sī jī | Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern |
| 莫拉莱斯 | Mò lā lái sī | Morales |