móu

to plan

to seek; scheme

speech (讠) + sound (某) = scheming talk

The speech radical anchors the idea of talk aimed at a goal — plotting through words and discussion. 某 mainly gives the sound móu; the meaning lives in the talking side.

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A certain (someonePhonetic
SpeechSemantic

他在为家人一份好工作。

tā zài wèi jiā rén móu yī fèn hǎo gōng zuò。

He is seeking a good job for his family.

两个人私下划,想要得到更多利益。

liǎng gè rén sī xià móu huà,xiǎng yào dé dào gèng duō lì yì。

The two people schemed in private, wanting to gain more benefit.

Words with 谋

道不同不相为谋

dào bù tóng bù xiāng wéi móu

lit. persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together

远谋

yuǎn móu

a long-term plan

钻谋

zuān móu

to use influence to get what one wants

阴谋

yīn móu

to conspire; to plot

阴谋家

yīn móu jiā

schemer

阴谋诡计

yīn móu guǐ jì

crafty plots and machinations (idiom)

阴谋论

yīn móu lùn

conspiracy theory

阴谋颠覆政府罪

yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

阳谋

yáng móu

to conspire openly

预谋

yù móu

premeditated

预谋杀人

yù móu shā rén

premeditated murder

不在其位,不谋其政

bù zài qí wèi , bù móu qí zhèng

don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

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