慕 mù — admire, long for · English

慕

mù

admire, long for

At a glance · 慕

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

慕字小篆从心莫声，为形声字；本义为思念、仰慕。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

慕本义为思慕、仰慕、爱慕。

Structure

形声字，下部『心』为意符表情感，上部『莫』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinmù

Radical小

Strokes14

UnicodeU+6155

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English admire, long for Mu is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to admire and long for.

Français admirer, désirer Mu est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant admirer et désirer.

Español admirar, anhelar Mu es un carácter fonosemántico que significa admirar y anhelar.

العربية يتأمل، يشتاق مو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الإعجاب والشوق.

Русский восхищаться, тосковать Му — фоносемантический знак, означающий восхищаться и тосковать.

Common words

羡慕xiàn mùenvy
慕名mù míngadmire

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