懂中文 Dong Chinese

摩

mó

rub

Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 麻 represents the sound.

Components
麻 sound component

麻  Sound component

má

  

hemp

手 meaning component

手  Meaning component

shǒu

  

hand

Evolution

摩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
摩 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摩 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摩 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

摩  

mó

rub, scour, grind; friction; to rub

Most common words with 摩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

按摩

massage

摩托车

motorbike

摩

to rub

福尔摩斯

Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]

摩羯座

Capricornus