Read Edit View history 莫 mòMò HSK7 do not Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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. Pinyin Separate values with commas mò ×mo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莫 Simp strokes 莫 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 莫 Simp strokes 莫 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 莫 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 207, 673 ], [ 231, 666 ], [ 287, 667 ], [ 449, 696 ], [ 696, 726 ], [ 766, 726 ], [ 807, 712 ] ], [ [ 348, 771 ], [ 370, 760 ], [ 389, 741 ], [ 416, 592 ] ], [ [ 594, 833 ], [ 609, 825 ], [ 631, 795 ], [ 606, 691 ], [ 575, 600 ] ], [ [ 277, 535 ], [ 296, 523 ], [ 319, 491 ], [ 348, 351 ], [ 367, 299 ] ], [ [ 317, 532 ], [ 348, 524 ], [ 592, 565 ], [ 631, 566 ], [ 665, 556 ], 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Q 921 238 903 253 Q 842 299 775 281 Q 666 263 496 240 Q 492 240 490 239 L 431 232 Q 280 217 114 199 Q 92 198 108 179 Q 141 146 182 156 Q 297 186 426 199 L 503 208 Z", "M 490 239 Q 494 275 505 288 Q 512 295 506 305 Q 500 312 471 324 C 444 336 403 344 418 318 Q 437 299 431 232 L 426 199 Q 398 91 316 43 Q 277 15 174 -23 Q 149 -33 177 -36 Q 262 -39 368 24 Q 383 36 398 50 Q 452 105 479 196 L 490 239 Z", "M 479 196 Q 570 81 671 -25 Q 695 -50 736 -53 Q 811 -60 889 -47 Q 908 -46 911 -40 Q 914 -33 898 -26 Q 712 50 706 54 Q 621 99 503 208 C 481 229 460 219 479 196 Z" ] } 10 strokes 莫 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 207, 673 ], [ 231, 666 ], [ 287, 667 ], [ 449, 696 ], [ 696, 726 ], [ 766, 726 ], [ 807, 712 ] ], [ [ 348, 771 ], [ 370, 760 ], [ 389, 741 ], [ 416, 592 ] ], [ [ 594, 833 ], [ 609, 825 ], [ 631, 795 ], [ 606, 691 ], [ 575, 600 ] ], [ [ 277, 535 ], [ 296, 523 ], [ 319, 491 ], [ 348, 351 ], [ 367, 299 ] ], [ [ 317, 532 ], [ 348, 524 ], [ 592, 565 ], [ 631, 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826 622 843 Q 606 852 588 842 Q 578 835 587 824 Q 599 800 589 731 L 581 691 Q 563 619 566 599 Q 567 586 583 597 Q 598 610 631 694 L 647 740 Z", "M 310 535 Q 297 542 280 545 Q 274 546 270 542 Q 263 536 272 527 Q 303 488 321 371 Q 327 314 362 295 L 363 294 Q 378 293 378 315 L 375 341 Q 372 359 365 379 Q 362 394 359 410 L 354 433 Q 348 472 344 506 C 342 520 337 522 310 535 Z", "M 589 336 Q 608 306 624 297 Q 634 288 651 310 Q 666 332 699 457 Q 709 488 733 513 Q 746 525 735 540 Q 720 558 678 585 Q 662 594 578 578 Q 506 569 421 553 Q 360 543 310 535 C 280 530 315 499 344 506 Q 432 528 589 547 Q 626 551 637 539 Q 649 526 646 510 Q 619 372 600 361 C 586 341 586 341 589 336 Z", "M 359 410 Q 362 410 563 437 Q 585 441 577 453 Q 567 466 543 471 Q 521 475 482 465 Q 412 447 354 433 C 325 426 329 407 359 410 Z", "M 471 324 Q 532 331 589 336 C 619 339 626 347 600 361 Q 594 365 584 368 Q 565 372 529 366 Q 447 353 375 341 C 345 336 348 314 378 315 Q 387 315 418 318 L 471 324 Z", "M 503 208 Q 578 215 888 216 Q 909 216 915 225 Q 921 238 903 253 Q 842 299 775 281 Q 666 263 496 240 Q 492 240 490 239 L 431 232 Q 280 217 114 199 Q 92 198 108 179 Q 141 146 182 156 Q 297 186 426 199 L 503 208 Z", "M 490 239 Q 494 275 505 288 Q 512 295 506 305 Q 500 312 471 324 C 444 336 403 344 418 318 Q 437 299 431 232 L 426 199 Q 398 91 316 43 Q 277 15 174 -23 Q 149 -33 177 -36 Q 262 -39 368 24 Q 383 36 398 50 Q 452 105 479 196 L 490 239 Z", "M 479 196 Q 570 81 671 -25 Q 695 -50 736 -53 Q 811 -60 889 -47 Q 908 -46 911 -40 Q 914 -33 898 -26 Q 712 50 706 54 Q 621 99 503 208 C 481 229 460 219 479 196 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list 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