1. 抹

抹

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  1. 抹 is the 2083rd most frequent character.
  2. 抹 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 抹 appears as a character in 14 words.
  4. 抹 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
抹 => 扌, 末
Radical :
抹 => 扌 (hand), 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
抹 => 亅, 二, 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ma1 - to wipe
  2. mo3 - to smear/to wipe/to erase/classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
  3. mo4 - to plaster/to go around/to skirt

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (ma1): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (ma1): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo3): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo3): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  5. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo4): The component 末 is pronounced as 'mo4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  6. Pronunciation clue for 抹 (mo4): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

抹 

Medium Frequency

涂抹 (塗抹)
抹去 
抹布 
抹杀 (抹殺)
抹茶 
抹黑 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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