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抹 - mǒ

smear, apply, wipe off, erase

smear, apply, wipe off, erase

How to read 抹

Click 抹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishsmear, apply, wipe off, erase
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

抹刀 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 抹去. Please read 抹布 one more time.

Common words with this character

scraper; trowel; putty knife
to erase
cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
to flatten; to level; to smooth out

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 抹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 抹刀 and 抹去 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 抹.