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墨

Mandarin · pinyin mò#

ink stick
China ink
Classifier: 塊 kuài
corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

Mandarin · pinyin Mò#

surname Mo
abbr. for 墨西哥 Mò xī gē, Mexico

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墨: mò · ink; writing

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4 · mo4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maak6 · mak6

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character · Etymology 1

Chinese ink or ink in general
black; ink-coloured; dark
(historical) to tattoo the face (e.g. as a punishment in Ancient China)
(figurative) to embezzle
(figurative) someone's poetry, essays, handwriting, or paintings
(figurative) learning; knowledge
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 墨家 (Mòjiā, “Mohism”)
a surname
(Cantonese) alternative form of 癦 (“mole; nevus; pigmented spot on the skin”)

character · Etymology 2

Used in transcription.
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 墨西哥 (Mòxīgē, “Mexico”)

character · Etymology 3

only used in 墨杘

character · Etymology 4

(obsolete, rare) to slander

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