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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

慕: pining, yearn for

Also: love dearly, adore

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

⺗ carries the meaning · 莫 gives the sound

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ボbo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 思慕しぼyearning; longing for; deep affection
  • 哀慕あいぼcherish the memory of; yearn for

したうshitau · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 慕うしたうto yearn for; to long for; to pine for

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
莫

Also built on 莫

慕 takes the 莫 family's reading, ボ (bo).

⺗

Also built on heart (⺗)

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Also read ボ

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
慕 pining · ⺗
vs漠 vague · 氵
慕 has ⺗ where 漠 has 氵.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mù

Same form: 慕 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
慕 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
慕 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin mù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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