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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Mò | Mo4
English translation
surname Mo
abbr. for 墨西哥 Mò xī gē [Mò xī gē], Mexico
ink stick
China ink
CL: kuài
> kuài [kuài]
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
ink; writing; Mexico

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

Chalk made from black  Hēi earth 

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

黑土

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de liǎn ,好象 hǎo xiàng 墨西哥 Mò xī gē 印第安人 Yìn dì ān rén (阿兹 Tái 克人) diāo jiā shì 着刻出来 chū lái de 塞巴斯蒂安 Sāi bā sī dì ān 的雕 xiàng .

He has the face as though an Aztec sculptor had attempted a portrait of Seba stian.

如果 rúguǒ nín xiǎng 一点 yī diǎn de Tāng ,建议您尝尝墨西哥 Mò xī gē dòu Tāng ?

I suggest Mexico chili bean soup if you like something spicy?

yòng 黑量 tài ǎi de zhǐ Yìn 笔墨 bǐ mò kān 起来 qǐlai hěn ,感化 gǎn huà 目力 mù lì .

Whiteness is too high for the paper text looks very stabbed eyesight.

gāng dòu wán běn 关于 guānyú 墨西哥 Mò xī gē 古代 gǔdài Zhū 王国 wáng guó de Shū .

I've just finished reading a book on the ancient kingdoms of Mexico.

shuí 墨水 mò shuǐ zài de 笔记本 bǐjìběn shǎng ?

Who spilt ink on my notebook?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
墨西哥 Mò xī gē Mexico墨西哥 Mò xī gē
ink stick
墨镜 mò jìng sunglasses墨鏡
墨水 mò shuǐ ink墨水 mò shuǐ
墨尔本 Mò ěr běn Melbourne, Australia墨爾本
墨迹 mò jì ink marks墨跡
墨西哥城 Mò xī gē chéng Mexico City, capital of Mexico墨西哥城 Mò xī gē chéng
墨西哥人 Mò xī gē rén Mexican墨西哥人 Mò xī gē rén
新墨西哥州 Xīn Mò xī gē zhōu New Mexico, US state新墨西哥州 Xīn Mò xī gē zhōu
笔墨 bǐ mò words筆墨
石墨 shí mò black lead石墨 shí mò
油墨 yóu mò printing ink油墨 yóu mò
水墨 shuǐ mò ink (used in painting)水墨 shuǐ mò
墨西哥湾 Mò xī gē Wān Gulf of Mexico墨西哥灣
墨绿 mò lǜ dark green墨綠
墨鱼 mò yú cuttlefish墨魚
墨子 Mò zǐ Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家 Mò jiā [Mò​jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)墨子 Mò zǐ
墨索里尼 Mò suǒ lǐ ní Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943墨索里尼 Mò suǒ lǐ ní
墨盒 mò hé ink cartridge墨盒 mò hé
浓墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors濃墨重彩
新墨西哥 Xīn Mò xī gē New Mexico, US state新墨西哥 Xīn Mò xī gē
墨家 Mò jiā Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子 Mò zǐ [Mò​zǐ]墨家 Mò jiā
墨守成规 mò shǒu chéng guī hidebound by convention (idiom)墨守成規

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