懂中文 Dong Chinese

莫

mò

do not

Original meaning: 

sunset

Depicts the sun (日) shining through vegetation (茻). Based on the original meaning "sunset", now written as 暮. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components
茻 iconic component

茻  Iconic component

mǎng

  

vegetation, overgrown weeds

日 iconic component

日  Iconic component

rì

  

sun

Evolution

莫 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
莫 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
莫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莫 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
莫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

莫  

mò

do not, is not, can not; negative; do not; there is none who

莫  

Mò

surname Mo

Most common words with 莫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

莫

do not

莫斯科

Moscow, capital of Russia

莫名其妙

(idiom) baffling

莫非

could it be

莫过于

nothing can surpass

Component uses

Sound component in 23 characters (4 verified)

模 摸 慕 暮 幕 漠 墓 膜 寞 募 摹 蓦 驀 謨 谟 蟆 饃 馍 镆 貘 嫫 瘼 糢