Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

silent; write from memory

Chinese: 沉默的。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mo” becomes a different word in each tone. 默 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

  • 沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative; silent
  • 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
  • 默默mò mòin silence; not speaking
  • 潜移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence; to influence secretly
  • 默契mò qìtacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other

Example Sentence

他默默地坐在角落里看书。Tā mò mò de zuò zài jiǎo luò lǐ kàn shū.He sat silently in the corner reading.

he默默mò mòin silencede(adverb marker)zuòto sitzàiat角落jiǎo luòcorner (of a room, courtyainside看书kàn shūto read