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抹
mǒ
1. to smear
2. to wipe
3. to erase
4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抹
mǒ
to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

抹片
mǒpiàn
smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
抹胸
mòxiōng
old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
抹杀
mǒshā
to erase
HSK 6
抹油
mǒyóu
to anoint
抹煞
mǒshā
variant of [[抹殺|抹杀<mǒshā>]]
抹茶
mǒchá
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
擦抹
cāmǒ
to wipe
拭抹
shìmǒ
to swab
抹黑
mǒhēi
to discredit
涂抹
túmǒ
to paint
HSK 6
抹刀
mǒdāo
scraper
抹去
mǒqù
to erase
抹平
mǒpíng
to flatten
抹脖子
mǒbózi
to slit one's own throat
抹稀泥
mǒxīní
to try to gloss over things (idiom)
抹香鲸
mǒxiāngjīng
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
难以抹去
nányǐmǒqù
hard to erase
一笔抹煞
yībǐmǒshā
variant of [[一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀<yībǐmǒshā>]]
哭天抹泪
kūtiānmǒlèi
to wail and whine
涂脂抹粉
túzhīmǒfěn
to put on makeup

Alternate Entries

抹
mā
to wipe
抹
mò
to plaster / to go around / to skirt

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,086
Word Frequency Rank
5,369 of 84,292