幕 (mù)
curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of
- HSK 3.1 level 7
- 13 strokes
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。”