幕

幙
mù
#1,313 most
frequent character
screen
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

幕 mù uses 巾 cloth as the meaning part and 莫 mò as a sound part. The first sense was 'tent'. It grew to 'curtain; screen', and then to 'act' of a play.

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Example Sentences

舞台上挂着一块幕。
wǔtái shàng guà zháo yīkuài mù 。
There is a screen hanging on the stage.
我们需要把幕拉上来，才能开始演出。
wǒmen xūyào bǎ mù lāshànglái ， cáinéng kāishǐ yǎnchū 。
We need to raise the screen before we can start the performance.
电影放映时，幕会自动下降。
diànyǐng fàngyìng shí ， mù huì zìdòng xiàjiàng 。
When the movie is showing, the screen will drop automatically.

Same Characters, Different Readings

幕mù
screen

Words with similar meanings

屏幕píngmù
screen
Used more commonly for electronic displays, while 幕 usually refers to a physical curtain or screen in stage settings.
帷幕wéimù
curtain
Specifically refers to a curtain used in theater; sometimes emphasizes the idea of a separation or concealment.

Homophones

墓mù
tomb, grave, mausoleum
幕mù
screen
牧mù
to herd, to breed livestock
木mù
(bound form) tree, (bound form) wood
目mù
eye, (literary) to look, to regard

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