磨 — Chinese character
磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
- Pinyin
- mó
- Radical
- 112 ⽯ (Stone)
- Strokes
- 16
- Components
- 麻 石
- Formation
- pictophonetic — stone; meaning component 石; sound component 麻
- Japanese
- 磨 as a kanji
Common words with 磨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 折磨 | zhé mó | to torment; to torture |
| 琢磨 | zhuó mó | to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work |
| 琢磨 | zuó mo | to ponder; to mull over |
| 磨损 (磨損) | mó sǔn | to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out |
| 磨难 (磨難) | mó nàn | a torment; a trial |
| 消磨 | xiāo mó | to wear down; to sap |
| 磨练 (磨練) | mó liàn | to temper oneself; to steel oneself |
| 打磨 | dǎ mó | to polish; to burnish; to shine |
| 磨合 | mó hé | to break in; to wear in |
| 磨擦 | mó cā | variant of 摩擦 (mó cā) |
| 磨坊 | mò fáng | mill |
| 研磨 | yán mó | milling; to grind |
English words written with 磨
磨 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 2 · Zhuangzi 1 · Great Learning 2
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