馍
mó

bread

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 饃.

Components

饣
饣 Meaning component
shí eat

饣 is a component form of 食.

莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

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饃 bread Traditional

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

Components

飠
飠 Meaning component
eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangmaːl

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang