Chinese symbol for “frosted”
磨砂
mó shā
to scrub with an abrasive; to sand; frosted (e.g. glass)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frosted is 磨砂 (mó shā), defined as: to scrub with an abrasive; to sand; frosted (e.g. glass).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 磨砂.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 砂石 | shā shí | sandstone; sand and stone |
| 砂岩 | shā yán | sandstone |
| 朱砂 | zhū shā | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frosted”.
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.