抹(mǒ)

HSK 7-98 strokes
Readingsmǒmòmā

to wipe

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Character information

Pinyin
mǒ / mò / mā
Meaning
to wipe
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 抹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌末

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 末 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu末mò

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 抹 step by step

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

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Words with 抹

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

tú涂mǒ抹

to paint; to smear; to apply (makeup etc); to doodle; to erase; to oblitera…

Open 涂抹 page →
mǒ抹dāo刀

scraper; trowel; putty knife

Open 抹刀 page →
mǒ抹qù去

to erase

Open 抹去 page →
yī一bǐ笔mǒ抹shā杀

to blot out at one stroke

Open 一笔抹杀 page →
yī一bǐ笔mǒ抹shā煞

variant of 一笔抹杀

Open 一笔抹煞 page →
kū哭tiān天mǒ抹lèi泪

to wail and whine

Open 哭天抹泪 page →
tú涂zhī脂mǒ抹fěn粉

(idiom) to put on makeup

Open 涂脂抹粉 page →
mā抹bù布

cleaning rag

Open 抹布 page →

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From 抹’s common words

涂刀去一笔杀煞哭

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