抹
3 readings · tap one to hear it
to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 抹
- Common rank
- #1,703
- Unicode
- U+62B9
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
smear on · Heisig RSH #1844
fingers + 末 last
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 抹
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抹不下脸 | to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom) | |
| 抹一鼻子灰 | lit. to rub one's nose with dust; to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff | |
| 一笔抹杀 | to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing | |
| 往脸上抹黑 | to bring shame to; to smear; to disgrace | |
| 子宫颈抹片 | cervical smear (Tw) | |
| 抹平 | to flatten; to level; to smooth out | |
| 转弯抹角 | see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3] | |
| 抹布 | cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] | |
| 抹黑 | to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family … | |
| 吃干抹净 | (idiom) to devour (food); (idiom) to shamelessly take advantage; to ruthlessly exploit | |
| 抹油 | to anoint | |
| 抹片 | smear (used for medical test) (Tw) | |
| 抹刀 | scraper; trowel; putty knife | |
| 抹杀 | to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress | |
| 乌漆抹黑 | see 烏漆墨黑|乌漆墨黑[wu1 qi1 mo4 hei1] | |
| 一笔抹煞 | variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1] | |
| 抹灰 | to plaster; to render (a wall); (fig.) to bring shame on; also pr. [mo4 hui1] | |
| 抹去 | to erase | |
| 抹胸 | old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen | |
| 抹消 | to erase; to wipe |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 末 — compare how they read.