茉 (mò): used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]

茉 (mò) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 茉莉[mo4 li4].” 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).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass8 strokesFrequency #3105艹 semantic末 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]

Etymology & Origin

茉

pictophoneticherb

Decomposition: ⿱艹末 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:艹semantic末phonetic

Stroke Order

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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
茉莉mò lìjasmine
茉莉花mò li huājasmine
茉莉花茶mò li huā chájasmine tea
芥茉jiè movariant of 芥末[jie4 mo5]
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
0.68123,544 co-occurrences
椰yē
0.458270 co-occurrences
奈nài
0.4401,974 co-occurrences
花huā
0.4374,350 co-occurrences
沼zhǎo
0.399390 co-occurrences
横héng
0.360396 co-occurrences
央yāng
0.3581,242 co-occurrences
茶chá
0.353420 co-occurrences
田tián
0.3532,028 co-occurrences
朵duǒ
0.346192 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.

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

艹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the grass radical

蔼ǎi艾ài芭bā薄báo蔽bì菜cài苍cāng藏zàng草cǎo茶chá

Related Characters

草cǎo花huā茶chá菜cài药yào苦kǔ落luò蓝lán节jié苏sū

Homophones — Characters pronounced mò

沫mò

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 茉 (mò) mean in Chinese?
茉 (mò) primarily means "used in 茉莉[mo4 li4]." 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[jie4 mo5]"); 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: 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.