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摩爾

简摩尔 · 繁摩爾

Mandarin · pinyin mó ěr#

mole (chemistry)

Mandarin · pinyin Mó ěr#

Moore or Moor (name)
see also 摩爾人 Mó ěr rén

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摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
爾: Look up this written character
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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2–3 · mo2 er3

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mo1 ji5

Cantonese word readings for 摩爾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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classifier · Etymology 1

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, chemistry, physics) mole

name · Etymology 2

Moore; More (name)

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