• 1535th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 86 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mo2)to rub • to grind • to polish • to sharpen • to wear down • to die out • to waste time • to pester • to insist
2. (mo4)grindstone • to grind • to turn round

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mo4)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

折磨 
磨坊 

Uncommon

打磨 
消磨 
现磨 (現磨)
琢磨 
研磨 
磨合 
磨叽 (磨嘰)
磨损 (磨損)
磨灭 (磨滅)
磨炼 (磨煉)
磨牙 
磨砂 
磨磨蹭蹭 
磨砺 (磨礪)
磨练 (磨練)
磨蹭 
磨难 (磨難)

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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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