• 1160th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo2)to rub

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

按摩 
摩卡 
摩羯座 
福尔摩斯 (福爾摩斯)

Uncommon

徐志摩 
摩天 
摩天轮 (摩天輪)
摩托 
摩托罗拉 (摩托羅拉)
摩托车 (摩托車)
摩擦 
摩尔 (摩爾)
摩登 
摩羯 

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  • 1759th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 32 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ca1)to wipe • to erase • rubbing (brush stroke in painting) • to clean • to polish

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ca1)The component is pronounced as 'chá' (cha2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

擦干 (擦乾)
橡皮擦 

Uncommon

摩擦 
擦亮 
擦伤 (擦傷)
擦拭 
擦掉 
擦洗 
擦肩而过 (擦肩而過)
磨擦 

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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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