"摸" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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摸
Trad. 摸
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 手
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 14
Structure
Decomp. 扌艹日大
扌 + 莫
Prononciation
Mandarin mō; mó
Entry Methods
Pinyin mo1; mo2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 QTAK
手廿日乂
Sijiao 5403.4
Wubi RAJD
CNS 11643 1-6875
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+6478
GB2312 C3FE
BIG5 BA4E
HSK
Level 5
Results for 摸
摸 mō to feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to steal / to abstract
摸 mó variant of 摹[mo2]
Results beginning with 摸
摸索 mō suo to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
摸底 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
摸黑 mō hēi to grope about in the dark
摸鱼 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy
摸彩 mō cǎi to draw lots / raffle / lottery
摸吧 mō bā touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
摸脉 mō mài to feel sb's pulse
摸排 mō pái thorough search
摸牌 mō pái to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong
摸清 mō qīng to suss out / to figure out / to ascertain
摸象 mō xiàng to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
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摸不着 mō bu zháo can't touch / can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
摸八圈 mō bā quān to play mahjong
摸得着 mō de zháo to be able to touch / tangible
摸底工作  mapping exercise
摸不着边 mō bu zháo biān irrelevant / can't make head or tail of
摸底调查 mō dǐ diao chá mapping exercise
摸爬滚打 mō pá gǔn dǎ to go through challenging experiences / to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸不着头脑 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter / to be at a loss
摸石头过河 mō shí tou guò hé lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones / improvise by trial-and-error / move cautiously
摸着石头过河 mō zhe shí tou guò hé to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
Approximate Results for 摸
抚摸 fǔ mō to gently caress and stroke / to pet / to fondle
触摸 chù mō to touch
捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom / to make sense of / to grasp
估摸 gū mo to reckon / to guess
约摸 yuē mo about / around / approximately / also written 約莫|约莫
探摸 tàn mō to feel for sth / to grope
学摸 xué mo variant of 踅摸[xue2 mo5]
踅摸 xué mo to look for / to seek (colloq.)
寻摸 xún mo to look for / to explore / to probe
咂摸 zā mo (dialect) to savor / to test the taste of / (fig.) to ponder upon / to mull over
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触摸屏 chù mō píng touchscreen
触摸板 chù mō bǎn touchpad / trackpad
不摸头 bù mō tóu not acquainted with the situation / not up on things
偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō surreptitious / sneaky
难以捉摸 nán yǐ zhuō mō elusive / hard to pin down / enigmatic
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon / to track sth following clues
小偷小摸 xiǎo tōu xiǎo mō petty theft
盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom) / to proceed blindly
混水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain / also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼
浑水摸鱼 hún shuǐ mō yú to fish in troubled water (idiom) / to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom) / to pilfer / to dally with women / to have affairs
众盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
触摸屏幕 chù mō píng mù touchscreen
鬼摸脑壳 guǐ mō nǎo ké muddled / momentarily confused
起早摸黑 qǐ zǎo mō hēi see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
触摸屏投票机  touch-screen voting machine
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 zhàng ér Jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er2 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈二金刚摸不着头脑 zhàng èr Jīn gāng mō bu zháo tóu nǎo see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 zhàng ér hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
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