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蓦

驀
mò
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 suddenly; abruptly
  2. 2 to mount (a horse)

Examples

他蓦地回头，看见她站在身后。
Tā mòdì huítóu, kànjiàn tā zhàn zài shēnhòu.
He suddenly turned his head and saw her standing behind him.
蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。
Mòrán huíshǒu, nà rén què zài dēnghuǒ lánshānchù.
Suddenly I looked back, and there that person was, in the dim lamplight.

Tips

culture
Modern use is the 'suddenly' sense: 蓦然 and 蓦地. The phrase 蓦然回首 (suddenly looking back) is famous from a Song poem by Xin Qiji. The original meaning was to leap up onto a horse.

Components

radical
马 mǎ
horse
The horse radical at the base, the meaning carrier. The original sense, to spring up onto a horse, is why this character is filed under horse.
phonetic
莫 mò
do not; none
The large top element, supplying the sound, read 莫 and unchanged here. It is purely the phonetic cue.

Stroke Order

蓦 mò