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抹
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smear on

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions
mǒ, mā
マツ
말
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 末 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 末 last =
抹 smear on
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
末 Phonetic component
mò last
final, last, end
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
抹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
抹 [mā]
to wipe
抹 [mǒ]
to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
抹 [mò]
to plaster; to go around; to skirt
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (51)
涂抹 [tú​mǒ] #26,773
to paint
涂抹 [tú​mǒ] #26,773
to paint
抹杀 [mǒ​shā] #18,275
to erase
抹杀 [mǒ​shā] #18,275
to erase
抹黑 [mǒ​hēi] #17,807
to discredit
抹布 [mā​bù] #19,446
cleaning rag
拐弯抹角 [guǎi​wān​mò​jiǎo] #15,382
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
拐弯抹角 [guǎi​wān​mò​jiǎo] #15,382
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
浓妆艳抹 [nóng​zhuāng​yàn​mǒ] #32,018
to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
浓妆艳抹 [nóng​zhuāng​yàn​mǒ] #32,018
to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ 抹殺 [まっさつ] #11,837
erasure
⭐ 一抹 [いちまつ] #14,830
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.)
⭐ 抹消 [まっしょう] #17,970
erasure
⭐ 抹茶 [まっちゃ] #22,223
matcha
抹香 [まっこう] #97,706
incense
登録抹消 [とうろくまっしょう] #112,515
deregistration
抹香臭い [まっこうくさい] #115,886
smelling of incense
塗抹 [とまつ] #128,877
smear
抹茶色 [まっちゃいろ] #130,537
soft yellow-green
丁抹 [デンマーク] #145,901
Denmark
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
말소
cancellation
일말
being slight; a little; minimum