The story of 幕

screen, curtain

幕 is composed of 莫 and 巾. 莫 depicts the lowering sun being covered by grass, light dims at sunset, everything become obscure like being covered by a cloth, so 幕 means curtain.

Vocabulary of 幕

  • 銀幕 (a projection screen)、幕僚 (staff members)

Classification

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