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CHINESE CHARACTER

mò

墨

墨

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ink

Numbered pinyin
mo4
English meanings
learning, Chinese ink, ink stick, Mohist School, Mexico, Mohism, ink, handwriting, ink cake, Surname, China ink

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 黑; bottom 土.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱黑土

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    mò墨zhī汁。

    Ink.

  2. 02

    shuǐ水mò墨huà画。

    Ink painting.

  3. 03

    bǐ笔mò墨zhǐ纸yàn砚。

    Writing tools.

  4. 04

    huī挥háo毫pō泼mò墨。

    Paint freely.

  5. 05

    yìshù艺术chuàngzuò创作。

    Artistic creation.

  6. 06

    yùnwèi韵味yōu悠zhǎng长。

    Lasting charm.

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