How to Write 谟 (mó) — Meaning “plan; strategy”

Picture a person saying 'No' (莫 sounds like 'mo' in 'moment') to a bad idea, then the speech radical 讠 reminds you they are speaking about a better plan. So 谟 = 'speech' + 'no, that's not good' = creating a strategy.

Write the left radical 讠 first (two strokes: dot then a horizontal turning down), then the right side 莫 with its 10 strokes. Common mistake: making the bottom of 莫 too wide — the 大 at the bottom should be narrow, and the two 艹 (grass) strokes on top must be flat, not slanted.

谟 means 'plan' or 'strategy', while 请 (qǐng) means 'please' or 'to request', and 诸 (zhū) means 'all' or 'various'. Visually, 谟 has 莫 on the right, 请 has 青 (green/blue), and 诸 has 者 (person/one who). All share the 讠 radical, but their right sides differ completely in meaning.

谟 is a formal, literary character rarely used in everyday speech but common in classical texts and official documents. It appears in words like 宏谟 (grand plan) and 远谟 (far-sighted strategy), often describing ambitious state policies or long-term schemes. Its use gives a serious, scholarly tone.

Common words containing 谟 include: 宏谟 (hóng mó) — Grand plan; 谟略 (mó lüè) — strategy; plan; 远谟 (yuǎn mó) — far-sighted strategy.