Keyword
to stroke
- to caress
- to gently touch
- Frequency
- #1658
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 莫 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
摸
to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
抚摸
to gently caress and stroke; to pet; to fondle
触摸
to touch
摸索
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly
偷偷摸摸
(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
捉摸
to fathom; to make sense of; to grasp
自摸
(mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile; (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate
摸清
to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
触摸屏
touchscreen
摸底
to have a clear view (of a situation); to fish for information; fact-finding
摸黑
to grope about in the dark
摸鱼
to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
难以捉摸
elusive; hard to pin down; enigmatic
偷鸡摸狗
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to pilfer; to dally with women; to have affairs
摸爬滚打
to go through challenging experiences; to become seasoned (in one's profession etc)
摸不着头脑
to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss
摸不着
can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
捉摸不定
(idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down
顺藤摸瓜
lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon; to track sth following clues
估摸
to reckon; to guess
浑水摸鱼
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
摸着石头过河
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom); to advance cautiously, step by step; to feel one's way forward
摸得着
to be able to touch; tangible
触摸板
touchpad; trackpad