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Chinese symbol for “abrasive”

研磨料
yán mó liào
abrasive (material)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for abrasive is 研磨料 (yán mó liào), defined as: abrasive (material).

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Characters and stroke order

研 yán
to grind, to rub; to study, to research
radical 112 ⽯ · 9 strokes
磨 mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
radical 112 ⽯ · 16 strokes
料 liào
ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess
radical 68 ⽃ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “abrasive”

WordPinyinMeaning
研磨材料yán mó cái liàoabrasive; grinding material
粗厉 (粗厲)cū lìabrasive; husky (voice)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 研磨料.

WordPinyinMeaning
研究yán jiūresearch; a study
研发 (研發)yán fāresearch and development; to develop
研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies
研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student
科研kē yán(scientific) research
研制 (研製)yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
折磨zhé móto torment; to torture
琢磨zhuó móto carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work
资料 (資料)zī liàomaterial; resources

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