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摩mó

to scour, to rub, to grind; friction. 15 strokes, radical 手, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin móStrokes 15Radical 手Band HSK 5Words 3

How to write 摩

Strokes 1–11 write 麻, then strokes 12–15 write 手.

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Stroke order chart for 摩 — 15 strokes, radical 手

Write 摩 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 摩 · the stroke-order rules

What 摩 is made of

麻 (má, hemp) and 手 (shǒu, hand).

手 carries the meaning — hand — and 麻 carries the sound.

Words that use 摩

按(àn)摩(mó) to massage
用手轻轻揉压身体,让人放松

老师傅耐心地为运动员按摩僵硬的肩膀。The experienced masseur patiently massaged the athlete's stiff shoulders.

Lesson 386, 润物温情 · 温慰人寰与固本强基 · Warm Solace & Bedrock Fortitude

摩(mó)擦(cā) friction; conflict
指物体接触面相对运动时产生的阻力

冰面摩擦阻力比想象中小。The ice surface had less friction resistance than expected.

Lesson 459, 极地遐征 · 楷模表率与地阔天长 · Exemplary Models & Vast Expanses

摩(mó)托(tuō) motorized (vehicle)
指以发动机驱动的交通或作业设备

队员驾驶雪地摩托穿越冰原。The team member rode a motorized sled across the ice sheet.

Lesson 459, 极地遐征 · 楷模表率与地阔天长 · Exemplary Models & Vast Expanses

Characters that share the sound part 麻

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

嘛ma磨mó

More characters with the radical 手

All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.

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