Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

raised path; street

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mo” becomes a different word in each tone. 陌 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 陌生mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar
  • 陌路mò lù(literary) stranger; person with whom one has no personal connection
  • 田陌tián mòpath between fields; fields
  • 陌生人mò shēng rénstranger
  • 陌路人mò lù rénstranger

Example Sentence

我们一开始还是陌生人,后来成了好朋友。Wǒ men yì kāi shǐ hái shì mò shēng rén, hòu lái chéng le hǎo péng you.At first we were strangers, but later we became good friends.

我们Wǒ menweone开始kāi shǐto begin还是hái shìstill (as before)陌生人mò shēng rénstranger后来hòu láiafterwards成了chéng leto be done好朋友hǎo péng yougood friend