募
mù HSK7

levy

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

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartmuHmˤak-ssummon
Zhengzhangmaːɡs
Unicodemò

說文解字

廣求也。从力莫聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)