Definitions

móu (verb) to plan; to scheme
móu (verb) to seek

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

The character 谋, whose traditional form is 謀, structurally combines the semantic component 言, meaning speech, with the phonetic component 某, reflecting its original association with verbal consultation and deliberate discussion. Its meaning expanded from this specific sense of seeking advice through talk to encompass the broader concepts of planning, strategizing, and devising schemes. The simplified form 谋 maintains this phonetic element while condensing the speech radical to 讠, yet the character's core semantic focus on calculated thought and intention has remained central throughout its historical usage.

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

他正在生。

Tā zhèngzài móushēng.

He is making a living.

划了一个计划。

Wǒ móuhuàle yī gè jìhuà.

I planned a plan.

这背后有阴

Zhè bèihòu yǒu yīnmóu.

There is a plot behind this.

他为公司利益。

Tā wèi gōngsī móu lìyì.

He seeks benefits for the company.

他们密逃跑。

Tāmen mìmóu táopǎo.

They conspired to escape.

政府求经济发展。

Zhèngfǔ móuqiú jīngjì fāzhǎn.

The government seeks economic development.

略在战争中很重要。

Móulüè zài zhànzhēng zhōng hěn zhòngyào.

Strategy is important in war.

他为自己取了权力。

Tā wèi zìjǐ móuqǔle quánlì.

He sought power for himself.