懂中文 Dong Chinese

殁

mò

die

Original meaning: 

drown

from the an unextended meaning of 沒

Components
歹 meaning,distinguishing component

歹  Meaning Distinguishing component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

death

沒 sound,meaning,remnant component

沒  Sound Meaning Remnant component

méi, mò

  

not have

Evolution

殁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殁 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殁 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

殁 (歿) 

mò

die; death; dead; to end; to die