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The character 莫 originated as a pictograph of the sun setting below the horizon, with 日 (rì) placed vertically between 艹 (cǎo) at the top and 大 (dà) below, the latter originally depicting vegetation. Since the setting sun symbolizes dusk and the fading of light, the character was later borrowed phonetically to serve as a negative pronoun and adverb meaning "none", "nothing", or "do not". To preserve the original sense of sunset, the new character 暮 (mù) was eventually formed by adding another sun radical at the bottom.
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莫要在这里大声喧哗。
他脸上露出了莫名的笑容。
这对我而言是莫大的荣幸。
最大的快乐莫过于家人的陪伴。
他迟迟未归，莫非是遇到了麻烦？
你切莫忘记我们之间的约定。
他此话一出，众人皆是莫敢出声。
莫斯科的冬天寒冷而漫长。