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摩
mó
1. to rub
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

摩
mó
to scour, to rub, to grind; friction
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

按摩
ànmó
massage
HSK 6
揣摩
chuǎimó
to try to figure out
摩卡
mókǎ
mocha (loanword)
摩城
Móchéng
Mo i Rana (city in Nordland, Norway)
摩天
mótiān
skyscraping
摩娑
mósuō
variant of [[摩挲<mósuō>]]
摩尼
Móní
Manes (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism
摩托
mótuō
motor (loanword)
摩挲
mósā
to smooth out (with one's hand)
摩挲
mósuō
to stroke
摩擦
mócā
friction
HSK 6
摩根
Mógēn
Morgan (name)
摩梭
Mósuō
Mosuo ethnic group of Yunnan and Sichuan
摩尔
Móěr
Moore or Moor (name)
摩尔
móěr
mole (chemistry)
摩登
módēng
modern (loanword)
摩的
módī
motorcycle taxi
摩丝
mósī
hair mousse (loanword)
摩羯
Mójié
Capricorn (star sign)
摩莎
mósuō
variant of [[摩挲<mósuō>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,161
Word Frequency Rank
1,273 of 84,292

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