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陌

mò
noun #22,217

Meanings

  1. 1 path between fields
  2. 2 country lane
  3. 3 thoroughfare (classical)

Examples

他沿着田间小陌缓缓而行。
Tā yánzhe tiánjiān xiǎo mò huǎnhuǎn ér xíng.
He walked slowly along the narrow path between the fields.
陌生人突然出现在熟悉的小陌上。
Mòshēngrén tūrán chūxiàn zài shúxī de xiǎo mò shàng.
A stranger suddenly appeared on the familiar country lane.

Tips

history
陌 (mò) originally referred to an east-west path between cultivated fields, while 阡 (qiān) referred to a north-south path. The compound 阡陌 (qiānmò) means 'the paths between fields' and is a classical literary image of a pastoral landscape. 陌 now appears mainly in 陌生 (mòshēng, 'unfamiliar; strange') and literary usage.

Stroke Order

陌 mò