Usage of the character 摩
mó
摩
[摩]
- to rub
guānmó
观摩
[觀摩]
- to observe and emulate
- to study (esp. following sb's example)
Mómén
摩门
[摩門]
- Mormon (religion)
Mósuō
摩梭
[摩梭]
- Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
mókǎ
摩卡
[摩卡]
- mocha (loanword)
móhē
摩诃
[摩訶]
- transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great
māsa
摩挲
[摩挲]
- (coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand
- Taiwan pr. (mósuō)
Móní
摩尼
[摩尼]
- Mani (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism
mótuō
摩托
[摩托]
- motor (loanword)
- motorbike
Mógēn
摩根
[摩根]
- Morgan (name)
mósī
摩丝
[摩絲]
- hair mousse (loanword)
módēng
摩登
[摩登]
- modern (loanword)
- fashionable
Sàmó
萨摩
[薩摩]
- Satsuma, the name of a former feudal domain in Japan, and of a former province, a battleship, a district, a peninsula etc
Dámó
达摩
[達摩]
- Dharma, the teaching of Buddha
- Bodhidharma
chuǎimó
揣摩
[揣摩]
- to analyze
- to try to figure out
- to try to fathom
Móchéng
摩城
[摩城]
- Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)
módī
摩的
[摩的]
- motorcycle taxi
- abbr. for 摩托車的士／摩托车的士 (mótuōchēdīshì)
mósuō
摩挲
[摩挲]
- to stroke
- to caress
ànmó
按摩
[按摩]
- massage
- to massage
mó'ěr
摩尔
[摩爾]
- mole (chemistry)
Móxī
摩西
[摩西]
- Moses
mósuō
摩娑
[摩娑]
- variant of 摩挲 (mósuō)
mótiān
摩天
[摩天]
- skyscraping
- towering into the sky
mótiě
摩铁
[摩鐵]
- (Tw) (loanword) motel
bìmó
毕摩
[畢摩]
- shaman among the Yi ethnic group
mócā
摩擦
[摩擦]
- friction
- rubbing
- chafing
- fig. disharmony
- conflict
- also written 磨擦
mólü
摩旅
[摩旅]
- to travel by motorcycle
fǔmó
抚摩
[撫摩]
- to stroke
- to caress
Gěmó
葛摩
[葛摩]
- Comoros (Tw)
Mó'ěr
摩尔
[摩爾]
- Moore or Moor (name)
- see also 摩爾人／摩尔人 ( Mó'ěrrén)
Mójié
摩羯
[摩羯]
- Capricorn (star sign)
- northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
Mójiētuó
摩揭陀
[摩揭陀]
- Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism
sàmóyé
萨摩耶
[薩摩耶]
- Samoyed (dog)
Mónàgē
摩纳哥
[摩納哥]
- Monaco
námówēn
拿摩温
[拿摩溫]
- see 那摩溫／那摩温 (nàmówēn)
Mósuōzú
摩梭族
[摩梭族]
- Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
Hāmólà
哈摩辣
[哈摩辣]
- Gomorrah
Mósū'ěr
摩苏尔
[摩蘇爾]
- Mosul (city in Iraq)
Móníjiào
摩尼教
[摩尼教]
- Manichaeism
mócālì
摩擦力
[摩擦力]
- friction
Módénà
摩德纳
[摩德納]
- Modena, Italy
tímótài
提摩太
[提摩太]
- Timothy
Mómén Jīng
摩门经
[摩門經]
- Book of Mormon
ànmóbàng
按摩棒
[按摩棒]
- vibrator; dildo
ànmóshī
按摩师
[按摩師]
- masseur; massage therapist
Mó'ěrgēn
摩尔根
[摩爾根]
- Morgan (name)
Kēmóluò
科摩洛
[科摩洛]
- Comoros
Xú Zhìmó
徐志摩
[徐志摩]
- Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
ānmólè
庵摩勒
[庵摩勒]
- see 餘甘子／余甘子 (yúgānzǐ)
mótuōtǐng
摩托艇
[摩托艇]
- motorboat
Mójiézuò
摩羯座
[摩羯座]
- Capricornus
Mósàdé
摩萨德
[摩薩德]
- Mossad
Fúmósà
福摩萨
[福摩薩]
- Formosa
mócāyīn
摩擦音
[摩擦音]
- fricative (phonetics)
mótiānlún
摩天轮
[摩天輪]
- Ferris wheel
- observation wheel
Sàmóyà
萨摩亚
[薩摩亞]
- Samoa
Móluògē
摩洛哥
[摩洛哥]
- Morocco
mótiānlóu
摩天楼
[摩天樓]
- skyscraper
- CL:座 (zuò)
Qiáodāmó
乔答摩
[喬答摩]
- Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
Sàmólín
萨摩麟
[薩摩麟]
- Samotherium (early giraffe)
Móxièzuò
摩蟹座
[摩蟹座]
- Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
- used erroneously for 魔羯座
Mó'ěrrén
摩尔人
[摩爾人]
- a Moor
Alāmó
阿拉摩
[阿拉摩]
- Alamo, city in United States
Mósīlā
摩斯拉
[摩斯拉]
- Mothra (Japanese モスラ Mosura), Japanese movie monster
Mó'ěrmén
摩尔门
[摩爾門]
- Mormon (religion)
Kēmóluó
科摩罗
[科摩羅]
- Union of Comoros
Emólā
蛾摩拉
[蛾摩拉]
- Gomorrah
nàmówēn
那摩温
[那摩溫]
- foreman (pidgin derived from "number one", rendered in hanzi) (old)
mótuōchē
摩托车
[摩托車]
- (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle
- CL:輛／辆 (liàng),部 (bù)
Pútídámó
菩提达摩
[菩提達摩]
- Bodhidharma
Xī Sàmóyà
西萨摩亚
[西薩摩亞]
- Western Samoa
mójiānjiēzhǒng
摩肩接踵
[摩肩接踵]
- lit. rubbing shoulders and following in each other's footsteps
- a thronging crowd
mótiāndàlóu
摩天大楼
[摩天大樓]
- skyscraper
- CL:座 (zuò)
Móbài Dānchē
摩拜单车
[摩拜單車]
- Mobike, operator of an app-driven bicycle-rental business in China, established in 2015
shuǐshàngmótuō
水上摩托
[水上摩托]
- jet ski
Fú'ěrmóshā
福尔摩沙
[福爾摩沙]
- Formosa (Tw)
Mó'ěrdìnglü
摩尔定律
[摩爾定律]
- Moore's law (computing)
Mójiādíshā
摩加迪沙
[摩加迪沙]
- Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia
Luómóyǎnnà
罗摩衍那
[羅摩衍那]
- the Ramayana (Indian epic)
Mósīmìmǎ
摩斯密码
[摩斯密碼]
- Morse code
Bā'ěrdìmó
巴尔的摩
[巴爾的摩]
- Baltimore (place name, surname etc)
Mójiādíxiū
摩加迪休
[摩加迪休]
- Mogadishu, capital of Somalia (Tw)
Móhóuluójiā
摩睺罗伽
[摩睺羅伽]
- Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity
- a protector deity of Buddhist law
Mósīdiànmǎ
摩斯电码
[摩斯電碼]
- Morse code
Mótuōluólā
摩托罗拉
[摩托羅拉]
- Motorola
Fú'ěrmósī
福尔摩斯
[福爾摩斯]
- Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯／歇洛克·福尔摩斯 ( Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī)
Guāntǎnàmó
关塔那摩
[關塔那摩]
- Guantanamo
Móxīlüfǎ
摩西律法
[摩西律法]
- law of Moses
Jiūmóluóshí
鸠摩罗什
[鳩摩羅什]
- Kumarajiva c. 334-413, Buddhist monk and translator of Zen texts
Mó'ěrmén Jīng
摩尔门经
[摩爾門經]
- Book of Mormon
Móxī Wǔjīng
摩西五经
[摩西五經]
- the Pentateuch
- the five books of Moses in the Old Testament
Amósīshū
阿摩司书
[阿摩司書]
- Book of Amos, one of the books of the Nevi'im and of the Christian Old Testament
módǐngfàngzhǒng
摩顶放踵
[摩頂放踵]
- to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
- to wear oneself out for the general good
Aìsījīmó
爱斯基摩
[愛斯基摩]
- Eskimo
mókǎkāfēi
摩卡咖啡
[摩卡咖啡]
- mocha coffee
Guāntǎnàmó
关塔纳摩
[關塔納摩]
- Guantanamo, Cuba
Jíyàkǎmó
吉亚卡摩
[吉亞卡摩]
- Giacomo (name)
mótiāndàshà
摩天大厦
[摩天大廈]
- skyscraper
- CL:座 (zuò)
móquáncāzhǎng
摩拳擦掌
[摩拳擦掌]
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
- to roll up one's sleeves for battle
- eager to get into action or start on a task
Mótuōluólā
摩托罗垃
[摩托羅垃]
- Motorola (company)
āmóníyà
阿摩尼亚
[阿摩尼亞]
- ammonia (loanword)
Mó'ěrduōwǎ
摩尔多瓦
[摩爾多瓦]
- Moldova
- Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania
sàmóyēquǎn
萨摩耶犬
[薩摩耶犬]
- Samoyed (dog)
Sīdégē'ěrmó
斯德哥尔摩
[斯德哥爾摩]
- Stockholm, capital of Sweden
mótuōchēdīshì
摩托车的士
[摩托車的士]
- motorcycle taxi
Móhēpóluóduō
摩诃婆罗多
[摩訶婆羅多]
- Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那／罗摩衍那 ( Luómóyǎnnà), possibly originally c. 4th century BC
Luómónuòsuǒfū
罗摩诺索夫
[羅摩諾索夫]
- Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711-1765), famous Russian chemist and polymath
Módēng Yuánshǐrén
摩登原始人
[摩登原始人]
- The Flintstones (TV Series)
ānmóluòjiāguǒ
庵摩落迦果
[庵摩落迦果]
- see 餘甘子／余甘子 (yúgānzǐ)
Mólùjiā Qúndǎo
摩鹿加群岛
[摩鹿加群島]
- Maluku Islands, Indonesia
Sīmóléngsīkè
斯摩棱斯克
[斯摩稜斯克]
- Smolensk (Russian city)
Tímótài Hòushū
提摩太后书
[提摩太後書]
- Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
āmóníyàshuǐ
阿摩尼亚水
[阿摩尼亞水]
- ammonia solution
tàbǎnmótuōchē
踏板摩托车
[踏板摩托車]
- scooter
Mó'ěrsīdiànmǎ
摩尔斯电码
[摩爾斯電碼]
- Morse code
shuǐshàngmótuōchē
水上摩托车
[水上摩托車]
- jet ski
Tímótàiqiánshū
提摩太前书
[提摩太前書]
- First epistle of St Paul to Timothy
Guāntǎnàmó Wān
关塔那摩湾
[關塔那摩灣]
- Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)
Móxīdelüfǎ
摩西的律法
[摩西的律法]
- Mosaic Law
Mógēn Shìdānlì
摩根士丹利
[摩根士丹利]
- Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
Měishǔ Sàmóyà
美属萨摩亚
[美屬薩摩亞]
- American Samoa
Mó'ěrduōwǎrén
摩尔多瓦人
[摩爾多瓦人]
- Moldovan (person)
Mógēn· Fúlǐmàn
摩根·弗里曼
[摩根·弗里曼]
- Morgan Freeman, American actor
Móhēngzuǒ·dáluó
摩亨佐·达罗
[摩亨佐·達羅]
- Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site
piānsānlúnmótuōchē
偏三轮摩托车
[偏三輪摩托車]
- motorbike with sidecar
Suǒduōmǎyǔ Hāmólà
索多玛与哈摩辣
[索多瑪與哈摩辣]
- Sodom and Gomorrah
Suǒduōmǎyǔ Emólā
所多玛与蛾摩拉
[所多瑪與蛾摩拉]
- Sodom and Gomorrah
Luómónuòsuǒfūshānjǐ
罗摩诺索夫山脊
[羅摩諾索夫山脊]
- Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean)
Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī
歇洛克·福尔摩斯
[歇洛克·福爾摩斯]
- Sherlock Holmes