懂中文 Dong Chinese

摹

mó

trace

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound.

Components
手 meaning component

手  Meaning component

shǒu

  

hand

莫 sound component

莫  Sound component

mò

  

do not

Evolution

摹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
摹 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
摹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

摹  

mó

trace, copy, duplicate; pattern; to imitate; to copy

Most common words with 摹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

摹

to copy

临摹

to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)

摹仿

to imitate

描摹

to trace over

摹拟

imitation