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膜

mó

membrane; film

A peeled egg with a thin skin peeling away
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Character

膜 mó

Strokes
14
Radical
⺼ — meat, flesh
Made of
⺼ meat, flesh 莫 cannot
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这种膜能过滤微小颗粒,却不会明显影响水的流速。 Zhè zhǒng mó néng guòlǜ wēixiǎo kēlì, què bú huì míngxiǎn yǐngxiǎng shuǐ de liúsù. This membrane can filter tiny particles without noticeably affecting the flow rate of the water.
  • 蛋壳里面有一层薄薄的膜。 Dànké lǐmiàn yǒu yì céng báobáo de mó. Inside the eggshell there is a thin membrane.
  • 煮好的牛奶放凉以后,表面会结一层奶膜。 Zhǔ hǎo de niúnǎi fàng liáng yǐhòu, biǎomiàn huì jié yì céng nǎimó. After boiled milk cools, a skin forms on the surface.

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