模 型 mó xíng model / mold / matrix / pattern 塑 造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) 毛 máo hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) 浇 jiāo to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold 模 具 mú jù mold / matrix / pattern or die / Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] 霉 菌 méi jūn mold 模 子 mú zi mold / matrix / pattern or die 塑 造 成 sù zào chéng to shape into / to mold (into some form) / to fashion into 浇 铸 jiāo zhù to cast (molten metal) / to mold 霉 烂 méi làn mold / rot 型 xíng mold / type / style / model 模 mú mold / die / matrix / pattern 菌 jūn germ / bacteria / fungus / mold / Taiwan pr. [jun4] 蕈 xùn mold / mushroom 冶 容 yě róng to mold (into seductive shape) / to dress up (usu. derogatory) / to sex up 坯 模 pī mú mold 塑 像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal &ndash / as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process 防 霉 fáng méi to inhibit mold / mold-proof / mildew-proof 模 压 mú yā mold pressing 红 曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits 醭 bú mold on liquids 笵 fàn bamboo mold 粘 菌 nián jūn slime mold (Myxomycetes) 陶 甄 táo zhēn to mold and educate people 黏 菌 nián jūn slime mold (Myxomycetes) 壁 癌 bì ái persistent mold on the wall / efflorescence 制 模 zhì mú mold making 鲷 鱼 烧 diāo yú shāo taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste