抚摩

撫摩
fǔmó
verb #36,744

Meanings

  1. 1 to stroke; to caress
  2. 2 to gently rub with the hand

Examples

Māma qīngqīng fǔmó zhe háizi de tóu.
Mother gently stroked the child's head.
Tā fǔmó zhe nà kuài jiù huáibiǎo, xiànrù le huíyì.
He stroked the old pocket watch and sank into memory.

Tips

usage
抚摩 (fǔmó) and 抚摸 (fǔmō) are interchangeable; 抚摸 is now more frequent in everyday writing. Both describe slow, gentle, tender stroking — of a person, a pet, or an object full of meaning.

Stroke Order