Chinese symbol for “wipe”
抹
mā
to wipe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wipe is 抹 (mā), defined as: to wipe.
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
Other Chinese words for “wipe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 揩 | kāi | to wipe |
| 擦掉 | cā diào | to wipe |
| 拭 | shì | to wipe |
| 擦 | cā | to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish |
| 拂拭 | fú shì | to wipe |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涂抹 (塗抹) | tú mǒ | to paint; to smear |
| 抹黑 | mǒ hēi | to discredit; to defame |
| 抹杀 (抹殺) | mǒ shā | to erase; to cover traces |
| 抹布 | mā bù | cleaning rag; also pr. [mo3 bu4] |
| 抹煞 | mǒ shā | variant of 抹杀 (mǒ shā) |
| 拐弯抹角 (拐彎抹角) | guǎi wān mò jiǎo | lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wipe”.
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.