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Chinese symbol for “anoint”

抹油
mǒ yóu
to anoint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for anoint is 抹油 (mǒ yóu), defined as: to anoint.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

抹 mǒ
to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
油 yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “anoint”

WordPinyinMeaning
涂油于 (塗油於)tú yóu yúanoint
擦油cā yóuto oil; to anoint

Related words

Other words that share a character with 抹油.

WordPinyinMeaning
涂抹 (塗抹)tú mǒto paint; to smear
抹黑mǒ hēito discredit; to defame
抹杀 (抹殺)mǒ shāto erase; to cover traces
抹布mā bùcleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4]
抹煞mǒ shāvariant of 抹杀 (mǒ shā)
拐弯抹角 (拐彎抹角)guǎi wān mò jiǎolit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
加油jiā yóuto add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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