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Chinese symbol for “modal”

模态
mó tài
Traditional: 模態
modal (computing, linguistics)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for modal is 模态 (mó tài), defined as: modal (computing, linguistics).

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Characters and stroke order

模 mó
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
态 tài
manner, bearing, attitude
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “modal”

WordPinyinMeaning
情态 (情態)qíng tàispirit; mood

Related words

Other words that share a character with 模态.

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)
状态 (狀態)zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs
态度 (態度)tài dumanner; bearing

See also: Japanese symbol for “modal”.

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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