漠 mò — desert, indifferent · English

漠

mò

desert, indifferent

At a glance · 漠

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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、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从水莫声，形声字，本指北方流沙、沙漠。隶楷作「漠」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「漠」本指沙漠，引申为广远、冷淡。

Structure

形声字，水（氵）为意符，莫为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinmò

Radical氵

Strokes13

UnicodeU+6F20

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English desert, indifferent A desert; coldly indifferent.

Français désert, indifférent Un désert; froidement indifférent.

Español desierto, indiferente Un desierto; fríamente indiferente.

العربية صحراء، لا مبالٍ صحراء أو غير مكترث.

Русский пустыня, равнодушный Пустыня; холодно равнодушный.

Common words

沙漠shā mòdesert
冷漠lěng mòindifferent

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