磨

mó · mò

to rub · to grind

Radical: 石 Strokes: 16

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石破硬研碎码砂磁矿碑确砚碧硕碍

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Character Decomposition

磨=麻+石

Etymology

stone

Meanings

to rub

to grind

to polish

to sharpen

to wear down

to die out

to waste time

to pester

to insist

mó

grindstone

to grind

to turn round

mò

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Words with 磨 341 total

to polish and rub · (fig.) to torment; to torture · (fig.) to engage in discussion to hone an idea or skill磋磨cuō mó to polish; to burnish; to shine打磨dǎ mó karma (loanword)羯磨jié mó wear resistant耐磨nài mó

Idioms with 磨 73 total

indelible不可磨灭bù kě mó miè lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) · fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood耳鬓厮磨ěr bìn sī mó