Memory phrase for the character: 摸




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Meaning

to feel with the hand, to touch, to grope

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: negative, sunset 莫 (The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.)) [sunrise is: 旦 or ]

Mnemonic


 
The hand can, after sunset, only feel.

Radicals

handSimplification of this hand 手
negative, sunsetThe plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset. - The very similar radical stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮.
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 Vocabulary

摸索 mō suo  to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
抚摸 fǔ mō  to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
捉摸 zhuō mō  to predict (often uncertain); to grope (for the truth); to fathom; to ascertain
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā  lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā  


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