to wipe; to smear; to erase

HSK 6 #2087

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2087th character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 953

Definitions

抹 mǒ
  1. 1. to wipe
  2. 2. to smear
  3. 3. to erase
  4. 4. classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
抹 mā
  1. 1. to wipe
抹 mò
  1. 1. to plaster
  2. 2. to go around
  3. 3. to skirt

Stroke order

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Words containing 抹

Word Meaning
to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
putty knife; scraper; trowel
to erase
to smooth out; to level; to flatten
to erase; to suppress; to blot out
to anoint
to erase; to wipe
smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus); cachalot
fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush
to swab; to wipe up with a mop
to wipe
in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
in light or heavy makeup (idiom)
to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
hard to erase; ineradicable