Chinese symbol for “chafing”
摩擦
mó cā
friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chafing is 摩擦 (mó cā), defined as: friction; rubbing; chafing; fig. disharmony; conflict; also written 磨擦.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摩擦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage; to massage |
| 摩托车 (摩托車) | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle; 辆 (liàng),部 (bù) |
| 摩托 | mó tuō | (loanword) motor; (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle (abbr. for 摩托车 (mó tuō chē)) |
| 摩尔 (摩爾) | mó ěr | mole (chemistry) |
| 观摩 (觀摩) | guān mó | to observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example) |
| 擦肩而过 (擦肩而過) | cā jiān ér guò | to brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death) |
| 磨擦 | mó cā | variant of 摩擦 (mó cā) |
| 擦亮 | cā liàng | to polish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chafing”.
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.