慕 (mou6 | mu4) : admire; yearn for

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慕

mou6

mu4

[1] admire; envy; adore
[2] yearn for; hanker after

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

慕

Don't confuse with:
墓

This word has been viewed 5737 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Jul 2011 10:59

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羨慕 sin6 mou6 xian4 mu4 = envious; to admire

仰慕 joeng5 mou6 = adoration

愛慕的 oi3 mou6 dik1 ai4 mu4 de5 = [adj] fond 國

愛慕 oi3 mou6 ai4 mu4 = adore; admire

傾慕 king1 mou6 qing1 mu4 = admiration

慕士 mou6 si6*2 mu4 shi4 = mousse (cake)

渴慕 hot3 mou6 ke3 mu4 = admire and deeply desire

慕尼黑 mou6 nei4 hak1 mu4 ni2 hei1 = Munich

歆慕 jam1 mou6 xin1 mu4 = admire

戀慕 lyun2 mou6 lian4 mu4 = to be enamored with
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 慕
Unicode code for this character: U+6155 (off-site link)

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