莫 (mò): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

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莫=艹grass/plant+日sun+大big

The sun (日) setting into the grass (茻) — dusk, implying 'not' or 'none' as darkness falls.

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HSK Vocabulary: 莫

HSK words that contain this character.

莫名其妙

mò míng qí miào

be baffled; be in a fog

HSK 6

一筹莫展

yì chóu mò zhǎn

Have no way out / Be at one's wits' end

HSK 3.0 L7-9

变幻莫测

biàn huàn mò cè

unpredictable / ever-changing

HSK 3.0 L7-9

莫大

mò dà

greatest

HSK 3.0 L7-9

莫非

mò fēi

Could it be that

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 莫 is used in context

yǔ与

qí其

děng等

dài待

，

mò莫

rú如

xíng行

dòng动

。

Rather than waiting, it's better to take action.

tā他

gǎn感

dào到

mò莫

míng名

de的

bēi悲

shāng伤

。

zhè这

shì是

mò莫

dà大

de的

róng荣

xìng幸

。

This is an extremely great honor.

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