Chinese symbol for “mimic”

模仿

mó fǎng

to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mimic is 模仿 (mó fǎng), defined as: to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model.

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

模 mó

model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate

radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes

仿 fǎng

to imitate, to copy; fake; as if

radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 模仿.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
模式	mó shì	mode; pattern; model
规模 (規模)	guī mó	scale; scope; extent
大规模 (大規模)	dà guī mó	large scale; extensive
模型	mó xíng	model; mold
模拟 (模擬)	mó nǐ	imitation; to simulate
模特	mó tè	(fashion) model (loanword)
仿佛	fǎng fú	to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
仿真	fǎng zhēn	to emulate; to simulate

See also: Japanese symbol for “mimic”.

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.