• 2083rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

Example Words

Common

涂抹 (塗抹)
抹去 

Uncommon

抹布 
抹杀 (抹殺)
抹胸 
抹茶 
抹黑 

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  • 2490th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)foam • suds

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

泡沫 

Uncommon

唾沫 
白沫 
相濡以沫 

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  • 4054th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)jasmine

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Uncommon

茉莉 
茉莉花 

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  • 4877th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo4)feed a horse with grain • horse feed

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (mu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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