Chinese symbol for “facsimile”
摹写
mó xiě
Traditional: 摹寫
to trace over; to copy (a calligraphy model); facsimile; (fig.) to depict
The closest CC-CEDICT match for facsimile is 摹写 (mó xiě), defined as: to trace over; to copy (a calligraphy model); facsimile; (fig.) to depict; to portray.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摹写.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 临摹 (臨摹) | lín mó | to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) |
| 摹仿 | mó fǎng | variant of 模仿 (mó fǎng) |
| 描摹 | miáo mó | to trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) |
| 摹拟 (摹擬) | mó nǐ | variant of 模拟 (mó nǐ) |
| 指摹 | zhǐ mó | fingerprint; thumbprint |
| 写作 (寫作) | xiě zuò | to write; to compose |
| 描写 (描寫) | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal |
| 撰写 (撰寫) | zhuàn xiě | to write; to compose |
See also: Japanese symbol for “facsimile”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.