幕 (mù)

curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 幙.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“幕,帷在上曰幕;覆食案亦曰幕。从巾,莫聲。”

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