Definitions

(bound form) to imitate; to copy

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

Etymologically linked to the act of copying by hand, the character 摹 is composed of the phonetic element 莫 positioned over the radical 手, which directly indicates manual activity. Its primary meaning historically referred to the meticulous tracing or duplication of textual and visual artworks, a sense that remains central to its use. Over time, the scope of 摹 has extended beyond artistic replication to encompass broader notions of imitation and simulation in various disciplines, yet its structural composition has persisted unchanged throughout its linguistic history.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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他在一幅画。

Tā zài mó yī fú huà.

He is copying a painting.

孩子们喜欢仿动物。

Háizimen xǐhuān mófǎng dòngwù.

Children like to imitate animals.

学习书法需要帖。

Xuéxí shūfǎ xūyào mó tiè.

Learning calligraphy requires copying calligraphy models.

这幅画是本,不是原作。

Zhè fú huà shì móběn, bù shì yuánzuò.

This painting is a copy, not the original.

他通过仿大师的作品来提高技巧。

Tā tōngguò mófǎng dàshī de zuòpǐn lái tígāo jìqiǎo.

He improves his skills by imitating the works of masters.

电脑程序可以拟人类思维。

Diànnǎo chéngxù kěyǐ mónǐ rénlèi sīwéi.

Computer programs can simulate human thinking.

艺术家在创作前常进行写练习。

Yìshùjiā zài chuàngzuò qián cháng jìnxíng móxiě liànxí.

Artists often do copying exercises before creating.

为了准确还原历史场景,他们仔细绘了古代建筑。

Wèile zhǔnquè huányuán lìshǐ chǎngjǐng, tāmen zǐxì móhuì le gǔdài jiànzhù.

In order to accurately restore historical scenes, they carefully sketched and copied ancient buildings.