Chinese symbol for “fumble”

摸索

mō suo

to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fumble is 摸索 (mō suo), defined as: to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

摸 mō

to caress, to stroke, to gently touch

radical 64 ⼿ · 14 strokes

索 suo

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摸索.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
抚摸 (撫摸)	fǔ mō	to gently caress and stroke; to pet
触摸 (觸摸)	chù mō	to touch
偷偷摸摸	tōu tōu mō mō	(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
捉摸	zhuō mō	to fathom; to make sense of
自摸	zì mō	(mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile; (slang) to play with oneself; to masturbate
探索	tàn suǒ	to explore; to probe
搜索	sōu suǒ	to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
线索 (線索)	xiàn suǒ	trail; clues

See also: Japanese symbol for “fumble”.

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.