CHINESE CHARACTER

默 (mò): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

mò

silent; quiet, still; dark

HSK 416 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

黑

Primary radical

黑 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 默.

黑 · 犬

Visible components

默 is decomposed as ⿰黑犬.

STROKES · 16

Write 默 in 16 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 默

幽默yōumò

HSK 4 · (loanword) humor; humorous

沉默chénmò

HSK 5 · taciturn; uncommunicative; silent

默默mòmò

HSK 6 · in silence; not speaking

默默无闻mòmò-wúwén

HSK 7-9 · (idiom) unknown; unrenowned

默契mòqì

HSK 7-9 · tacit understanding; unwritten agreement; rapport; (of people) in sync; well coordinated

潜移默化qiányí-mòhuà

HSK 7-9 · imperceptible influence; to influence secretly

Examples using 默

幽默

你很有幽默感。

Nǐ hěn yǒu yōu mò gǎn。

You have a good sense of humor.

沉默

我不会保持沉默的。

Wǒ bú huì bǎo chí chén mò de。

I won't stay silent.

默默

我的母亲只是默默地哭泣。

Wǒ de mǔ qīn zhǐ shì mò mò dì kū qì。

My mother did nothing but weep.

FAQ

What does 默 (mò) mean in Chinese?

silent; quiet, still; dark

How do you write 默 in stroke order?

默 has 16 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 默?

黑 is the radical in 默. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 默?

幽默 (yōumò): (loanword) humor; humorous; 沉默 (chénmò): taciturn; uncommunicative; silent; 默默 (mòmò): in silence; not speaking.