suddenly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
马 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

horse

莫 sound component

  Sound component

  

do not

Evolution

蓦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蓦 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蓦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蓦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

suddenly, quickly, abruptly; leap on or over; suddenly

Most common words with 蓦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蓦然

suddenly

蓦地

suddenly

suddenly