谟 (mó) · a plan; strategy; counsel

Meanings

1 a plan; strategy; counsel

Characters

谟

mó

plan; strategy

Examples

HSK 6

治理国家需要深远的谋谟。

Zhìlǐ guójiā xūyào shēnyuǎn de móu mó.

Governing a state well needs far-sighted strategy.

Tips

history

谟 is not used independently in modern Chinese. It meant a plan or wise counsel and survives chiefly in classical compounds like 宏谟 (a grand strategy) and in the chapter names of the 尚书.

register

Literary; everyday Chinese uses 计谋 or 策略.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

讠 is the speech radical, a left-side form of 言, since strategy and counsel are delivered through words.

phonetic

莫 mò

do not; none

莫 supplies the sound, with the tone shifting from 莫 to 谟; it is the same phonetic in 模 and 膜.

Stroke Order

谟 mó

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strategy; strategic plan / grand strategy (long-term, high-level)

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to calculate; to count / plan; scheme; strategy / meter; gauge

策略 cèlüè HSK 6 #3,355

strategy; tactics / strategic plan; approach

安排 ānpái HSK 4 #829

to arrange; to plan; to set up / arrangement; plan

计划 jìhuà HSK 4 #377

plan / to plan

规划 guīhuà HSK 6 #6,982

to plan; to program / a plan; a program; a blueprint

略 lüè HSK 7-9 #7,675

brief; outline; summary / strategy; plan / slightly; somewhat

谋 móu #7,611

to plan / to seek / scheme

战术 zhànshù HSK 7-9 #4,404

tactics; tactical methods / strategy (short-term, operational level)

筹 chóu HSK 7-9 #5,259

to plan / to prepare / to raise (funds) / chip; counter