抹

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to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,703 U+62B9

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 末 (phonetic, mò)

components: 扌末

smear on · Heisig RSH #1844

fingers + 末 last

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 末

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 末 (mò) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
末 sound component	mò	end, final, last; insignificant
沫	mò	bubbles, foam, froth, suds
袜	wà	socks, stockings
茉	mò	white jasmine
秣	mò	fodder, horse feed; to feed a horse

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
抹不下脸	mǒ bù xià liǎn	to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)
抹一鼻子灰	mǒ yī bí zi huī	lit. to rub one's nose with dust; to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
一笔抹杀	yī bǐ mǒ shā	to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
往脸上抹黑	wǎng liǎn shàng mǒ hēi	to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace
子宫颈抹片	zǐ gōng jǐng mǒ piàn	cervical smear (Tw)
抹平	mǒ píng	to flatten; to level; to smooth out
转弯抹角	zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo	see 拐彎抹角\|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
抹布	mā bù	cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
抹黑	mǒ hēi	to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family …
吃干抹净	chī gān mā jìng	(idiom) to devour (food); (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit
抹油	mǒ yóu	to anoint
抹片	mǒ piàn	smear (used for medical test) (Tw)
抹刀	mǒ dāo	scraper; trowel; putty knife
抹杀	mǒ shā	to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress
乌漆抹黑	wū qī mā hēi	see 烏漆墨黑\|乌漆墨黑[wu1 qi1 mo4 hei1]
一笔抹煞	yī bǐ mǒ shā	variant of 一筆抹殺\|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
抹灰	mǒ huī	to plaster; to render (a wall); (fig.) to bring shame on; also pr. [mo4 hui1]
抹去	mǒ qù	to erase
抹胸	mò xiōng	old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
抹消	mǒ xiāo	to erase; to wipe