(): to canvass for contributions, to collect, to raise, to recruit, to enlist

() is a Chinese character meaning “to canvass for contributions.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (phonetic) and (semantic). It ranks #2530 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, strength. Its radical form (power) appears in many related characters such as (dòng, (of sth) to move), (, power), (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to canvass for contributions
  2. to collect
  3. to raise
  4. to recruit
  5. to enlist

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticstrength

Decomposition: ⿱莫力 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
mù juānto solicit contributions
zhāo mùto recruit
mù jíto raise
mù kuǎnto raise money
zhēng mùto conscript
chóu mùto raise funds
zhào mùto recruit
sī mù jī jīnprivate equity fund
gōng mùpublic placement (investing)
mù huà(of a Buddhist monk or Taoist priest) to collect alms
sī mùprivate placement (investing)
mù yuán(of a monk) to beg for food
juān mùto solicit contributions
13
Total compounds
38
As first character
54
As last character
8
As middle character

appears in 13 compound words: 38 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 8 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

zhāo
0.72958,559 co-occurrences
juān
0.57910,362 co-occurrences
kuǎn
0.53515,084 co-occurrences
0.4394,940 co-occurrences
0.43319,410 co-occurrences
bīng
0.4159,168 co-occurrences
0.4084,344 co-occurrences
chóu
0.3971,068 co-occurrences
yǒng
0.3882,130 co-occurrences
quàn
0.3811,050 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。

xué xí mù zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Mastering the character "募" requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.

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00996A双轨并进 下月开

0 0 9 9 6 A shuāng guǐ bìng jìn xià yuè kāi mù

00996A double-track parallel fundraising will be launched next month

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...88B 玉山严选非投债ETF’3/2正式

. . . 8 8 B yù shān yán xuǎn fēi tóu zhài E T F 3 2 zhèng shì mù jí

... 88B Yushan Yanxuan Non-Investment Bond ETF '3/2 was officially raised

大紀元 | 大紀元新聞網Feb 2026

中国资产大缩水 全球十大私巨头难套现

zhōng guó zī chǎn dà suō shuǐ quán qiú shí dà sī mù jù tóu nán tào xiàn

China's assets have shrunk sharply, and it is difficult for the world's top ten private equity giants to cash out

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

NBA/字母哥招布克!引用电影片段:穿一样的球衣我将为你...

N B A zì mǔ gē zhāo mù bù kè ! yǐn yòng diàn yǐng piàn duàn : chuān yī yàng de qiú yī wǒ jiāng wéi nǐ . . .

NBA/Antetokounmpo recruits Booker! To quote from the movie: I'll wear the same jersey for you...

Fx168 Finance NetworkFeb 2026

...折价40-50%也无法套现?全球10大私巨头遭遇“退出寒冬”-FX168

. . . zhé jià 4 0 5 0 yě wú fǎ tào xiàn ? quán qiú 1 0 dà sī mù jù tóu zāo yù tuì chū hán dōng F X 1 6 8

... Can't cash out even if you get a 40-50% discount? The world's top 10 private equity giants suffered an "exit winter" - FX168

Tatoeba

我们请女孩带着捐箱来到舞台。

Wǒmen qǐng nǚhái dài zhe mùjuān xiāng láidào wǔtái.

Would the girls please bring the donation boxes up to the stage?

Tatoeba

这则分类广告招女歌手组成无伴奏合唱团。

Zhè zé fēnlèi guǎnggào zhāomù nǚ gēshǒu zǔchéng wúbànzòuhéchàng tuán.

The classified ad wanted female singers to form an a cappella group.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 募 (mù) mean in Chinese?
募 (mù) primarily means "to canvass for contributions." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2530 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 募 and 寞?
募 (mù) and 寞 (mò) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 力 vs 宀 (same 莫 component).
How many strokes does 募 have?
募 is written with 13 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 募?
The radical associated with 募 is 力 (power). This radical appears in many characters related to power.
What are the components of 募?
募 is composed of: 莫 (phonetic), 力 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱莫力 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 募?
Common words with 募 include: 募捐 (mù juān, "to solicit contributions"); 招募 (zhāo mù, "to recruit"); 募集 (mù jí, "to raise"); 募款 (mù kuǎn, "to raise money"); 征募 (zhēng mù, "to conscript"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 募 (mù)?
Several characters share the pronunciation mù: 墓 (grave), 幕 (curtain or screen), 慕 (to admire), 暮 (evening), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 募 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 募 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.