模
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to imitate; model; norm; pattern
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 木 +11
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 模
- Common rank
- #724
- Unicode
- U+6A21
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 模
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模里西斯 | Mauritius (Tw) | |
| 模特儿 | (fashion) model (loanword) | |
| 飞行模式 | airplane mode (on an electronic device) | |
| 弹性模量 | modulus of elasticity; coefficient of restitution | |
| 数学模型 | mathematical model | |
| 正模标本 | holotype | |
| 商业模式 | business model | |
| 数模转换器 | digital-to-analog converter (DAC) | |
| 模数转换器 | analog-to-digital converter (ADC) | |
| 模式标本 | type specimen (used to define a species) | |
| 大规模杀伤性武器 | weapon of mass destruction | |
| 大模大样 | boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr. [da4 mo2 da4 yang4] | |
| 模子 | mold; matrix; pattern or die | |
| 一模一样 | (idiom) exactly alike; identical; also pr. [yi1mo2-yi1yang4] | |
| 体模 | body model | |
| 公模 | (manufacturing) off-the-shelf mold (as opposed to a custom or proprietary mold) | |
| 模特 | (fashion) model (loanword) | |
| 车模 | model car; auto show model | |
| 数模 | digital-to-analog; abbr. for 數字到模擬|数字到模拟 | |
| 模数 | analog-to-digital; abbr. for 模擬到數字|模拟到数字 |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 莫 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 莫 sound part | cannot; do not; is not; negative | |
| 幕 | curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows | |
| 膜 | membrane, film; to kneel and worship | |
| 摸 | to caress, to stroke, to gently touch | |
| 墓 | grave, tomb | |
| 漠 | desert; aloof, cool, indifferent | |
| 慕 | to admire, to desire, to long for | |
| 暮 | dusk, evening, sunset; ending | |
| 募 | to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon | |
| 蟆 | frog, toad | |
| 摹 | to trace; to imitate, to copy; pattern | |
| 谟 | to scheme, to plan; to practice | |
| 馍 | bread | |
| 寞 | silent, still; lonely, solitary | |
| 蓦 | suddenly, quickly, abruptly | |
| 糢 | rice snacks | |
| 镆 | sword | |
| 嫫 | Huangdi's ugly concubine; ugly woman, nurse | |
| 瘼 | sickness; distress |