HSK 5 · Verbs

摸 mō “to feel with the hand” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 摸 means

  1. to feel with the hand
  2. to touch
  3. to stroke
  4. to steal

How to say 摸

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale摸mō1st tone, high and level

摸 in a sentence

  1. 这条围巾摸起来又软又滑。

    Zhè tiáo wéijīn mō qǐlai yòu ruǎn yòu huá.

    This scarf feels soft and smooth.

    Sentence #359010 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 站在这个凳子上的话，你可以摸到衣柜顶。

    Zhàn zài zhè ge dèngzi shàng dehuà, nǐ kěyǐ mō dào yīguì dǐng.

    If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the wardrobe.

    Sentence #1944096 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 孩子摸着猫。

    Háizi mō zhe māo.

    The child is stroking the cat.

    Sentence #463949 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 摸 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 摸 (mō) with each of its parts in a different colour
摸mōto feel with the hand
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 莫cannot · mòSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 莫 (mò) hints at the sound. Compare it with mō.

How to write 摸

摸 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

摸 (mō) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 摸 (mō). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 摸

Words with 摸

抚摸fǔmō · to stroke摸索mōsuǒ · to grope

More words: Common Verbs

落后luòhòu · to fall behind冒险màoxiǎn · to take risks面对miànduì · to face面临miànlín · to face模仿mófǎng · to imitate念niàn · to read aloud拍pāi · to pat派pài · to send

FAQs

摸 (mō) means “to feel with the hand” or “to touch”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mō: mō with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 摸 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 摸 from the suggestions. Typing mo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
摸 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.