摹本 (mó běn) — a facsimile or copy (of a painting or calligrap…

Definition

A copy made by tracing or imitating a painting or calligraphy — typically very faithful to the original, unlike a free 临摹 practice piece.

noun

a facsimile or copy (of a painting or calligraphy, made by tracing or direct imitation)

Easily confused

，摹本。
Zhè fú huà de yuán zuò yǐ shī chuán, zhǐ yǒu jǐ jiàn mó běn chuán shì.
The original of this painting is lost; only a few facsimiles have survived.
摹本。
Bó wù guǎn zhǎn chū le táng dài míng huà de jīng měi mó běn.
The museum exhibited exquisite facsimiles of famous Tang Dynasty paintings.
摹本，。
Tā huā le hěn duō shí jiān yán jiū zhè fú mó běn, xiǎng zhǎo chū tā yǔ yuán zuò de chā bié.
He spent a lot of time studying this copy, trying to find differences from the original.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

摹mótrace/copy

本běnbook/copy

“摹” means to trace or copy, and “本” is a book or copy, so “摹本” is a copied book.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.