抹 mǒ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 末 end, final, last
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抹
mǒ
to wipe; to smear; to erase; a touch/streak of
Character
Example phrases
- 他没有急着反驳，只是用纸巾抹去桌上的咖啡渍。 Tā méiyǒu jízhe fǎnbó, zhǐ shì yòng zhǐjīn mǒ qù zhuō shàng de kāfēi zì. He did not rush to refute it; he merely wiped the coffee stain off the table with a tissue.
- 她在面包上抹了一层厚厚的果酱。 Tā zài miànbāo shàng mǒ le yì céng hòuhòu de guǒjiàng. She spread a thick layer of jam on the bread.
- 出门前，妈妈在我脸上抹了一点防晒霜。 Chūmén qián, māma zài wǒ liǎn shàng mǒ le yìdiǎn fángshàishuāng. Before we went out, Mom rubbed a little sunscreen on my face.
Related words
- 抹杀 mǒshā to deny; to obliterate; to write off
- 揭 jiē to uncover; to lift; to expose
- 记号 jìhao mark; sign; symbol
- 捆 kǔn to tie up; bundle; a bundle of
- 借用 jièyòng to borrow; to make use of
- 拧 nǐng to twist; to wring; to screw tight
- 拎 līn to carry by hand; to lift
- 拧 níng to pinch and twist; to wring; to knit/twist
- 揉 róu to rub; to knead
- 绞 jiǎo to twist; to wring
- 切割 qiēgē to cut; to segment
- 截 jié to cut off; to intercept; section