膜 mó membrane
membrane; film; to kneel and worship
怎么记住“膜”: 月 meat + 莫 cannot = membrane. The cook peels the thin skin off the meat, and the little boy cannot believe how clear the membrane is.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
膜 = 月 meat + 莫 cannot
- 月 meat meaning
- 莫 cannot sound
The cook peels the thin skin off the meat, and the little boy cannot believe how clear the membrane is.
How it came to be
The flesh gives the meaning and the right side the sound; the word first meant the thin film between the flesh.
用法
- A thin membrane or film: 薄膜 (báomó) thin film, 细胞膜 (xìbāomó) cell membrane, 角膜 (jiǎomó) cornea, 面膜 (miànmó) facial mask.
- Has a separate verb reading in 膜拜 (móbài) to prostrate and worship, hence the "kneel and worship" gloss.