mǒ
抹 (mǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “to smear; to wipe; to erase”.
Meanings
- 1to smear
- 2to wipe
- 3to erase
- 4classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
抹to wipe抹to plaster拐弯抹角lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)抹黑to discredit抹杀to erase抹布cleaning rag涂抹to paint浓妆艳抹to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)抹香鲸sperm whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)抹脖子to slit one's own throat抹煞variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]涂脂抹粉(idiom) to put on makeup