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磨
mó
1. to rub
2. to grind
3. to polish
4. to sharpen
5. to wear down
6. to die out
7. to waste time
8. to pester
9. to insist
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6 16 丶

Compound Words (20)

琢磨
zhuómó
to carve and polish (jade)
HSK 6
消磨
xiāomó
to wear down
现磨
xiànmó
freshly ground
球磨
qiúmó
see [[球磨機|球磨机<qiúmójī>]]
琢磨
zuómo
to ponder
HSK 6
石磨
shímò
grindstone
研磨
yánmó
milling
碾磨
niǎnmó
to mill
磨人
mórén
annoying
磨光
móguāng
to polish
磨刀
módāo
to hone (a knife)
磨叨
mòdao
to grumble
磨合
móhé
to break in
HSK 6
磨唧
mójī
to be very slow
磨叽
mòji
to dawdle
磨嘴
mózuǐ
to argue pointlessly
磨坊
mòfáng
mill
磨子
mòzǐ
mill
磨床
móchuáng
grinding machine
磨快
mókuài
to sharpen

Alternate Entries

磨
mò
grindstone / to grind / to turn round

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,536
Word Frequency Rank
4,365 of 84,292