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Character Decomposition
摸=扌+莫
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to feel with the hand
to touch
to stroke
to grope
to steal
to abstract
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Words with 摸 91 total
to reckon · to guess估摸gū moto gently caress and stroke · to pet · to fondle抚摸fǔ mōto have a clear view (of a situation) · to fish for information · fact-finding摸底mō dǐto grope about in the dark摸黑mō hēito feel about · to grope about · to fumble · to do things slowly摸索mō suoto touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)摸象mō xiàngto look for · to explore · to probe寻摸xún moto look for · to seek (colloq.)踅摸xué mo(dialect) to savor · to test the taste of · (fig.) to ponder upon · to mull over咂摸zā moto fathom · to make sense of · to grasp捉摸zhuō mōsurreptitious; sneaky偷摸tōu mōto feel for sth · to grope探摸tàn mōtouch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)摸吧mō bāto draw lots · raffle · lottery摸彩mō cǎithorough search摸排mō páito suss out; to figure out; to ascertain摸清mō qīngto draw a tile (at mahjong) · to play mahjong摸牌mō páito feel sb's pulse摸脉mō màito catch fish · (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy摸鱼mō yú(mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile · (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate自摸zì mōto touch触摸chù mōnot acquainted with the situation · not up on things不摸头bù mō tóucan't touch; can't reach · (fig.) unable to get a grasp of摸不着mō bu zháoto play mahjong摸八圈mō bā quān
Idioms with 摸 27 total Chain
grope in the dark暗中摸索àn zhōng mō suǒto touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly合眼摸象hé yǎn mō xiàngto fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain浑水摸鱼hún shuǐ mō yúblind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra); fig. unable to see the big picture · to mistake the part for the whole · unable to see the wood for the trees盲人摸象máng rén mō xiàngto be unable to make any sense of the matter · to be at a loss摸不着头脑mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
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