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HSK 615 strokes

surname Mo

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mo4 xi1 ge1], Mexico
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱黑土

Chalk made from black 黑 earth 土

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xíng

corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the vict…

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xiá

ink cartridge

Open 墨匣 page →

see 即墨区

Open 即墨 page →

Mozi (c. 470–391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家[Mo4 jia1], which flourished durin…

Open 墨子 page →

literary person

Open 墨客 page →
jiā

Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子[…

Open 墨家 page →

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