摩 (mo1 | mo2) : rub; stroke; emulate

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摩

mo1

mo2

[1] rub; scrape; chafe
[2] stroke; smooth; massage
[3] emulate; share experience

Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

摩

This word has been viewed 7858 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2013 13:53

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摩打 mo1 daa2 = motor (as a loanword) 粵

摩卡 mo1 kaa1 mo2 ka3 = mocha

摩托 mo1 tok3 mo2 tuo1 = motor (transliteration)

摩天樓 mo1 tin1 lau4*2 mo2 tian1 lou2 = skyscraper

摩托車 mo1 tok3 ce1 mo2 tuo1 che1 = motorcycle 國

摩納哥 mo1 naap6 go1 mo2 na4 ge1 = Monaco

摩洛哥 mo1 lok3 go1 mo2 luo4 ge1 = Morocco

摩登 mo1 dang1 mo2 deng1 = modern

摩擦力 mo1 caat3 lik6 mo2 ca1 li4 = friction; frictional force

按摩師 on3 mo1 si1 an4 mo2 shi1 = massagist
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 58 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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係徐志摩，唔係隨處摸！粵
it's 徐志摩(a famous Chinese writer), not 除處摸 (touching everywhere around)!

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Decimal representation of this word: 摩
Unicode code for this character: U+6469 (off-site link)

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