抹

mā

HSK 7freq #4600

Meanings

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mā

1.to wipe

mò

1.to plaster
2.to go around
3.to skirt

mǒ

1.to smear
2.to wipe
3.to erase
4.classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

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Wiktionary

1.to smear, to apply
2.to wipe
3.to erase; to remove
4.to play (dominos)
5.to cut
6.to twirl
7.to look; to aim; to glance
8.Classifier for rays of sunlight, rosy clouds, etc..
9.to smear (using cement or lime)
10.to keep close to and turn around
11.to touch
12.to bend; to lower
13.to press (something) and move one's hand downwards
14.to dismiss (someone from their position)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *maːd): semantic 扌 + phonetic 末 (OC *maːd).

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Stroke order

Components

抹扌末

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

不要拐彎抹角。
Don't beat about the bush.
不要拐彎抹角。
Don't beat around the bush.

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Synonyms

擦搌揩之捽拭汧挸揉㧫抙湊

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Related words

涂抹 to paint 抹杀 to erase 拭抹 to swab 抹油 to anoint 抹黑 to discredit 抹茶 green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)抹布 cleaning rag 抹零 (of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill 抹胸 old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen 抹平 to flatten 抹刀 scraper 擦抹 to wipe