Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "募", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "募", and master the standard way of writing the character "募".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "募" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
canvass for contributions / to recruit / to collect / to raise
募 [mù]
Verb
1. To solicit broadly.
- 招募 (to recruit)
- 征募 (to enlist)
- 募捐 (to collect donations)
- 募款 (to raise funds)
- 募兵 (to recruit soldiers)
【Original Meaning】: To recruit; to summon.
【Character Formation】: Phonetic-ideographic; composed of the radical 力 (strength) and the phonetic component 莫 (mò).
引
1. From "Shuo Wen": 募, to broadly solicit.
2. From "Xunzi, Discussion on Soldiers": 招延募选 (to recruit and select).
3. From "Xunzi, Principles of Kingship": 谨募选阅材货之上. Note: “招也” (to engage in recruitment).
4. From "Wuzi": 安集吏民,顺俗而教,简募良材,以备不虞 (to gather the officials and common people, to educate according to customs, and to simplify the recruitment of good materials for unforeseen needs).
Examples:
- 募选 (to choose suitable candidates from those who responded to the recruitment).
- 募缘 (to collect for almsgiving).
- 募召 (to recruit).
- 募民 (to enlist the public).
- 募格 (the reward for recruiting soldiers and defeating the enemy).
募 [mù]
Noun
1. A borrowed form referring to "膜" (membrane).
引
1. From "Ling Shu, Beginning of All Diseases": 募原之间,留著于脉 (between the membranes, retained in the pulse).
2. From "Su Wen, Discussion of Strange Illnesses": 治之以胆募俞 (to treat with the gallbladder's membrane). Note: "胸腹曰募" (the chest and abdomen are called 募).
Examples:
- 募俞 (refers to the acupuncture points in the chest and abdomen, as well as points along the spine where energy gathers).
- 募原 (a TCM term referring to areas outside the intestines and stomach, covered by membranes).