摩

mó · mā

to rub

Radical: 手 Strokes: 15

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

手承掌拳拜拿攀摹挚掣挛挈

Same radical

手承掌拳拜拿攀摹挚掣挛挈擎掰搴

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Character Decomposition

摩=麻+手

Etymology

hand

Meanings2 pronunciations

mó

to rub

mā

used in 摩挲 mā sa

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Words with 摩 269 total

to stroke · to caress抚摩fǔ mó modern (loanword) · fashionable摩登mó dēng transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great摩诃mó hē

Idioms with 摩 23 total Chain

overcrowded with people and traffic · shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub · crowded with people and vehicles肩摩毂击jiān mó gǔ jī to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others · to wear oneself out for the general good摩顶放踵mó dǐng fàng zhǒng