Definitions

(noun) desert; wasteland
(adjective) indifferent; unconcerned

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "漠" is structured with the water radical (氵) positioned beside the phonetic component "莫", which also carries connotations of negation or absence. Originally denoting a desert or arid expanse, the water radical ironically suggests a landscape devoid of water. This concrete meaning later gave rise to an abstract sense of indifference or aloofness, metaphorically extending from the barren and unresponsive nature of such environments.

Etymology Hide

Seal etymology image
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Traditional Modern
Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这片沙很广阔。

Zhè piàn shāmò hěn guǎngkuò.

This desert is very vast.

他对人很冷

Tā duì rén hěn lěngmò.

He is very indifferent towards people.

视问题是不对的。

Mòshì wèntí shì bù duì de.

Ignoring problems is not right.

中的绿洲很少。

Shāmò zhōng de lǜzhōu hěn shǎo.

Oases in the desert are rare.

她的态度然,让人不安。

Tā de tàidù mòrán, ràng rén bù'ān.

Her aloof attitude makes people uneasy.

探险队迷失在茫茫沙里。

Tànxiǎn duì míshī zài mángmáng shāmò lǐ.

The expedition team got lost in the vast desert.

这片荒几乎无人居住。

Zhè piàn huāngmò jīhū wú rén jūzhù.

This barren desert is almost uninhabited.

由于长期视环境保护,这片土地逐渐变成了荒

Yóuyú chángqī mòshì huánjìng bǎohù, zhè piàn tǔdì zhújiàn biàn chéngle huāngmò.

Due to long-term neglect of environmental protection, this land gradually turned into a desert.