幕mù
curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows. 13 strokes, radical 巾, first met in HSK 5.
What 幕 is made of
莫 (mò, cannot) and 巾 (jīn, cloth).
巾 carries the meaning — curtain — and 莫 carries the sound.
How to write 幕
Strokes 1–10 write 莫, then strokes 11–13 write 巾.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 幕
Words that use 幕
| 闭幕 | to close, come to an end (of an event) 指大型活动或会议正式结束 运动会圆满闭幕，选手们依依不舍地道别。The games closed successfully, and the athletes reluctantly said goodbye. Lesson 390, 彼此相依 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 开幕 | to open, inaugurate an event 指大型活动正式开始 剧目在艺术节隆重开幕。The show grandly opened at the arts festival. Lesson 446, 戎马艺林 · 文武兼修与科学攻坚 · Cultural Elegance & Scientific Frontiers |
| 屏幕 | screen 指显示图像的板面 研究员在屏幕前调试平台。The researcher tuned the rig in front of a screen. Lesson 626, 方寸实验 · 精研机理与洞见真知 · Scientific Insight & Physical Principles |
| 闭幕式 | closing ceremony 大型活动结束时举行的正式仪式 闭幕式上主持人向所有参赛队伍致谢。At the closing ceremony, the host thanked every competing team. Lesson 390, 彼此相依 · 辨微知著与兼修博览 · Essentials & Institutional Learning |
| 开幕式 | opening ceremony 指活动正式开始时举行的仪式 剧目在艺术节开幕式上首演。The play premiered at the arts festival's opening ceremony. Lesson 446, 戎马艺林 · 文武兼修与科学攻坚 · Cultural Elegance & Scientific Frontiers |
Characters that share the sound part 莫
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 巾
All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 巾 radical page.