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磨

mó

⽯Radical 112 · 16 strokes

to grind

HSK 6 (3.0)9 meanings#15087

MEANING9 meanings

壹动verb
to grind
- 。
  He is grinding coffee beans.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，。
  He bought an enormous butcher's cleaver and kept taking it out to hone and sharpen it over and over.
貳动verb
to rub
- 。
  He likes grinding coffee beans.
參动verb
to polish
- 。
  He is sharpening a knife.
肆动verb
to wear down
- 。
  These shoes are very uncomfortable and rub against my feet.
伍动verb
to pester
- 。
  He's always getting on my nerves.
陸动verb
to waste time
- ，！
  Don't waste any more time, let's go!
柒动verb
to sharpen
捌动verb
to die out
- 。
  This tradition has faded away.
玖动verb
to insist
- 。
  He's always bothering me.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations

STROKE ORDER

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

磨

麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
石(stone; rock)RADICAL

Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.

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磨

mó

⽯Radical 112 · stone

to grind

HSK 6 (3.0)9 meanings16 strokes#15087

MEANING9 meanings

壹动verb
to grind
- 。
  He is grinding coffee beans.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- ，。
  He bought an enormous butcher's cleaver and kept taking it out to hone and sharpen it over and over.
貳动verb
to rub
- 。
  He likes grinding coffee beans.
參动verb
to polish
- 。
  He is sharpening a knife.
肆动verb
to wear down
- 。
  These shoes are very uncomfortable and rub against my feet.
伍动verb
to pester
- 。
  He's always getting on my nerves.
陸动verb
to waste time
- ，！
  Don't waste any more time, let's go!
柒动verb
to sharpen
捌动verb
to die out
- 。
  This tradition has faded away.
玖动verb
to insist
- 。
  He's always bothering me.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations

STROKE ORDER

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⿸(surround upper-left)

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

磨

麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
石(stone; rock)RADICAL

Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.

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