Memory phrase for the character: 莫

莫

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Meaning

negative, nobody, do not, there is none who

Pronunciation

mò

Explanation

The sunset is shown: The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.) (Please note that sunrise is:

and 旦)

Mnemonic

The sunset is perceived negatively.

Radicals

莫	negative, sunset	The 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.
艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
大	big, huge	A person 人 with spread arms 一 appears big.

Vocabulary

莫斯科	Mò sī kē	Moscow, capital of Russia
莫名其妙	mò míng qí miào	unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it; boring (e.g. movie)
莫桑比克	Mò sāng bǐ kè	Mozambique
莫桑比克	Mò sāng bǐ kè
过而能改，善莫大焉	guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān	If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
过而能改，善莫大焉	guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān

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