莫 — Chinese character

莫

mò

cannot; do not; is not; negative

Pinyin: mò
Radical: 140 ⾋ (Grass)
Strokes: 11
Components: 艹旲
Japanese: 莫 as a kanji

Common words with 莫

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
莫过于 (莫過於)	mò guò yú	nothing can surpass
莫名其妙	mò míng qí miào	(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
莫非	mò fēi	can it be possible that; could it be
莫大	mò dà	greatest; most important
莫名	mò míng	inexpressible; indescribable; unexplainable; inexplicable
约莫 (約莫)	yuē mo	to estimate; to guess; about; around; approximately
莫属 (莫屬)	mò shǔ	(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: 非 (fēi) + (noun) + 莫屬\|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes afte
莫不	mò bù	none doesn't; there is none who isn't
莫须有 (莫須有)	mò xū yǒu	groundless; baseless
一筹莫展 (一籌莫展)	yī chóu mò zhǎn	to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
爱莫能助 (愛莫能助)	ài mò néng zhù	unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.; My hands are tied.
望尘莫及 (望塵莫及)	wàng chén mò jí	lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior

English words written with 莫

莫 in the Chinese classics

Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 20 · Analects 18 · Art of War 8 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 58 · Zhuangzi 123 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 10

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