Memory phrase for the character: 模

模

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Meaning

model, mold, matrix, standard, norm, to imitate

Pronunciation

mó, mú

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


 
(When producing identical parts, the clay is pressed into a concave counter mold.) Wood is used as a 'negative'-mold for making a standard model.

Radicals

木 tree
莫 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.




 Vocabulary

规模 guī mó  scale; scope; extent
大规模 dà guī mó  large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale
模型 mó xíng  model; mould; matrix; pattern
模范 mó fàn  model; fine example
模糊 mó hu  vague; indistinct; fuzzy
楷模 kǎi mó  model; example
 

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