磨(mó)

HSK 616 strokes
Readingsmómò

to rub

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Character information

Pinyin
mó / mò
Meaning
to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 磨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸麻石

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 麻 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

麻má石shí

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 磨 step by step

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

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Words with 磨

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

dǎ打mó磨
HSK 7-9

to polish; to burnish; to shine

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zhé折mó磨
HSK 7-9

to torment; to torture

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zhuó琢mó磨
HSK 7-9

to carve and polish (jade)

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mó磨hé合
HSK 7-9

to break in

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mó磨sǔn损
HSK 7-9

to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out

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lā拉mó磨

(of a donkey etc) to turn a millstone; (fig.) to do laborious and monotonou…

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bù不kě可mó磨miè灭

indelible

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qiē切cuō磋zhuó琢mó磨

lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)

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From 磨’s common words

打折琢合损拉不可

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