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谋

móu

HSK 6 Character Traditional 謀

What 谋 means

1. to plan
2. to seek
3. scheme

Example sentences

• 他靠写作谋生。
  Tā kào xiězuò móushēng.
  He makes a living as a writer.
• 有人被谋杀了。
  Somebody was murdered.
• 他目睹了谋杀案。
  Tā mùdǔ le móushā'àn.
  He witnessed the murder.
• 警方指控他谋杀。
  The police accused him of murder.
• 他吹嘘这场谋杀。
  He bragged about the killing.
• 嫉妒是谋杀的动机。
  Jídù shì móushā de dòngjī.
  Jealousy was the motive for the murder.

Words starting with 谋

• 谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for
• 谋杀móu shāto murder; to assassinate; intentional homicide
• 谋生móu shēngto seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
• 谋面móu miànto meet
• 谋杀案móu shā ànmurder case
• 谋取móu qǔto seek; to strive for; to obtain
• 谋划móu huàto scheme; to plot; conspiracy
• 谋略móu lüèstratagem; strategy; resourcefulness
• 谋害móu hàito conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life
• 谋反móu fǎnto plot a rebellion; to conspire against the state
• 谋士móu shìskilled manipulator; tactician; strategist
• 谋事móu shìto plan matters; to look for a job
• 谋利móu lìto make a profit; to gain; to get an advantage
• 谋得móu déto get; to obtain
• 谋虑móu lǜto plan and consider; to reflect on one's best strategy
• 谋职móu zhíto look for a job; to seek employment
• 谋计móu jìstratagem; scheme
• 谋食móu shíto make a living; to strive to earn a living
• 谋杀罪móu shā zuìmurder
• 谋财害命móu cái hài mìngto plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
• 谋刺móu cìto plot to assassinate
• 谋臣móu chénimperial strategic adviser; expert on strategy
• 谋臣如雨móu chén rú yǔstrategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
• 谋臣武将móu chén wǔ jiàngstrategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)

Words containing 谋

• 阴谋yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot
• 参谋cān móustaff officer; to give advice
• 张艺谋Zhāng Yì móuZhang Yimou (1950-), PRC film director
• 参谋长cān móu zhǎngchief of staff
• 预谋yù móupremeditated; to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime)
• 密谋mì móuconspiracy; secret plan; to conspire
• 图谋tú móuto conspire
• 计谋jì móustratagem; scheme
• 出谋划策chū móu huà cèto put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory); to give advice (idiom)
• 不谋而合bù móu ér héto agree without prior consultation; to happen to hold the same view
• 同谋tóng móuto conspire with sb; to plot; a conspirator
• 总参谋长zǒng cān móu zhǎng(military) Chief of Staff
• 合谋hé móuto conspire; to plot together
• 蓄谋xù móuto premeditate; to plot
• 共谋gòng móuto scheme together; to conspire; joint plan
• 老谋深算lǎo móu shēn suànrigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
• 主谋zhǔ móumastermind; ringleader; lead plotter
• 思谋sī móuto consider; to turn over in one's mind
• 智谋zhì móuresourcefulness; ingenuity
• 机谋jī móustratagem; scheme; shrewdness
• 权谋quán móutrickery; tactics
• 深谋shēn móuforethought
• 营谋yíng móuto do business; to manage; to strive for
• 策谋cè móustratagem (political or military); trick

Characters that look like 谋

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 课kèsubject; course; class
• 媒méimedium; intermediary; matchmaker
• 谎huǎnglies; to lie
• 谍diéto spy
• 逞chěngto show off; to flaunt; to carry out or succeed in a scheme
• 谟móplan; to practice

Sounds the same

Read móu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 眸pupil (of the eye); eye
• 缪used in 绸缪
• 牟barley; to moo; to seek or obtain
• 鍪(archaic) iron pot; (archaic) battle helmet
• 侔similar; comparable; equal
• 𫓴(archaic) battle helmet (variant of 鍪
• 麰barley
• 蛑marine crab