描摹 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

miáomó

describe

miáo copy, trace

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

苗 Sound component

miáo sprouts

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	mreːw
	mrew

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

手 Meaning component

shǒu, shou hand

莫 Sound component

mò, mo do not

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	maː

規也。从手莫聲。