imitation, copy, mock
模 centers on reproducing something's form or appearance: making an imitation, a copy, or a mock version that resembles the original.
模 combines 木 (tree, wood) with 莫, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a model or pattern. The character expresses a wooden mold or pattern used for copying.
A wooden (木) mold (莫) is used to make copies. Picture a carpenter pressing wet clay into a wooden frame to produce identical imitations.
For モ, imagine a mime copying a wooden puppet's movements: mime -> モ, and the mime's imitation is like a mock version of the puppet.
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scale; scope; plan; structure
pattern; figure; design
model; dummy; maquette
small scale
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
imitation; copying
exemplar; model; example; pattern
imitation
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
look of the sky; weather
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
Aran (sweater pattern)
global scale; global magnitude; worldwide scale
global scale; worldwide scale