抹 (mǒ)
to wipe; to apply (paste/liquid)
How 抹 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 抹
- Simplified
- 抹 (unchanged)
抹 has 3 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- mā
- to wipe
- mǒ
- to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- mò
- to plaster; to go around; to skirt
Common words using 抹
- 塗抹 túmǒ
- to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc)
- 抹去 mǒqù
- to erase
- 抹布 mābù
- cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
- 抹殺 mǒshā
- to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence
- 抹茶 mǒchá
- green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
- 抹黑 mǒhēi
- to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name
- 哭天抹淚 kūtiānmǒlèi
- to wail and whine; piteous weeping
- 塗脂抹粉 túzhīmǒfěn
- to put on makeup; to prettify
- 抹油 mǒyóu
- to anoint
- 抹煞 mǒshā
- variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]
- 抹胸 mòxiōng
- old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
- 抹香鯨 mǒxiāngjīng
- sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus); cachalot
抹 in a sentence
吐司上抹點奶油比較好吃。
Tǔsī shàng mǒ diǎn nǎiyóu bǐjiào hǎochī.
“Toast tastes better with some butter spread on it.”
How common is 抹?
抹 is the 2,083rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.4% of all running text.
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