茉 (mò): used in 茉莉

茉 (mò) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 茉莉.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 末 (phonetic). It ranks #3105 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 茉 herb. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 茉莉

Etymology & Origin

茉

pictophoneticherb

Decomposition: ⿱艹末 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

1
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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
茉莉nounmò lìjasmine
茉莉花nounmò li huājasmine
茉莉花茶nounmò li huā chájasmine tea
芥茉jiè movariant of 芥末
茉莉菊酯mò lì jú zhǐjasmolin
5
Total compounds
80
As first character
20
As last character
0
As middle character

茉 appears in 5 compound words: 80 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 茉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

莉lì
0.6557,855 co-occurrences
椰yē
0.45190 co-occurrences
奈nài
0.434658 co-occurrences
花huā
0.4141,456 co-occurrences
沼zhǎo
0.393130 co-occurrences
横héng
0.355132 co-occurrences
央yāng
0.353414 co-occurrences
茶chá
0.348140 co-occurrences
田tián
0.348676 co-occurrences
朵duǒ
0.34164 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

茉莉花茶mòlìhuā cháHSK 7+

jasmine tea

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

茉字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。

mò zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

Although the character "茉" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.

少数派Aug 2026

一般四窨的茉莉花就已经很好了,过高的窨制工艺对于做饮料来说意义不大。

yī bān sì 窨 de mò lì huā jiù yǐ jīng hěn hǎo le , guò gāo de 窨 zhì gōng yì duì yú zuò yǐn liào lái shuō yì yì bù dà .

Generally speaking, jasmine that has undergone four rounds of scenting is already quite good; an overly intensive scenting process isn’t particularly meaningful when it comes to making beverages.

少数派Jul 2026

香味类似麻薯混合茉莉花,闻起来像喜茶店里的味道。

xiāng wèi lèi sì má shǔ hùn gě mò lì huā , wén qǐ lái xiàng xǐ chá diàn lǐ de wèi dào .

The aroma is a blend of mochi and jasmine—it smells just like the scent inside a Heytea shop.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

诉侵权的核心理由,是LV认为茉莉奶白的商标与己方注册的四叶花图案高度相似。

sù qīn quán de hé xīn lǐ yóu , shì L V rèn wéi mò lì nǎi bái de shāng biāo yǔ jǐ fāng zhù cè de sì xié huā tú àn gāo dù xiāng sì .

The central basis for the infringement claim is that LV believes the "Moli Nai Bai" trademark bears a strong resemblance to its registered four-leaf clover design.

爱范儿Jul 2026

松冈茉优饰演急诊外科医生沼田芙美。

sōng gāng mò yōu shì yǎn jí zhěn wài kē yī shēng zhǎo tián fú měi .

Mayu Matsuoka plays Fumi Numata, an emergency surgeon.

LtnFeb 2026

网友推估年收破3亿 老高小茉不生孩子原因曝光

wǎng yǒu tuī gū nián shōu pò 3 yì lǎo gāo xiǎo mò bù shēng hái zǐ yuán yīn pù guāng

Netizens estimate that the annual income exceeded 300 million, and the reason why Lao Gao Xiaomo did not have children was exposed

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 艹 (herb) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced mò

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 茉 (mò) mean in Chinese?
茉 (mò) primarily means "used in 茉莉." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3105 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 茉 and 袜?
茉 (mò) and 袜 (wà) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 艹 vs 衤 (same 末 component).
How many strokes does 茉 have?
茉 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 茉?
The radical associated with 茉 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 茉?
茉 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 末 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹末 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 茉?
Common words with 茉 include: 茉莉 (mò lì, "jasmine"); 茉莉花 (mò li huā, "jasmine"); 茉莉花茶 (mò li huā chá, "jasmine tea"); 芥茉 (jiè mo, "variant of 芥末"); 茉莉菊酯 (mò lì jú zhǐ, "jasmolin"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 茉 (mò)?
Several characters share the pronunciation mò: 抹 (to wipe), 沫 (foam). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 茉 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 茉 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.