TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
摩
ㄇㄛˊ · mó
verb — to rub, grind; to touch lightly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
{m}Tmá → mó — same initial, tone shifts
A hand (手) underneath, working against a surface — to rub, to grind: 摩擦、按摩. 麻 má sits on top for the sound, its tone risen to mó; the same 麻 grinds again in 磨 (to mill).
意 · Meanings
(本義)摩擦— to rub, grind常用
→按摩— to massage常用
→摩天— to scrape (the sky) — 摩天大樓
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension