摸

mō

verb HSK 4 #2,071

Meanings

1 to touch
2 to feel
3 to grope
4 to figure out

Characters

to touch; to feel; to grope

Examples

请不要摸展品。

Qǐng bú yào mō zhǎnpǐn.

Please don't touch the exhibits.

她摸了摸孩子的额头。

Tā mō le mō háizi de étóu.

She felt the child's forehead.

他在黑暗中摸索前进。

Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng mōsuǒ qiánjìn.

He groped his way forward in the dark.

Tips

usage

摸索 (mōsuǒ) means to grope/fumble or figuratively to figure out by trial and error. 摸不着头脑 means can't make heads or tails of it.

Stroke Order

摸 mō