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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.

WordPinyinMeaning
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
大规模 (大規模)dà guī mólarge scale; extensive
模型mó xíngmodel; mold
模拟 (模擬)mó nǐimitation; to simulate
模特mó tè(fashion) model (loanword)
仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
仿真fǎng zhēnto 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.

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