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沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
沫 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

沫 Stroke Order — How to Write 沫

Stroke Order

沫 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

沫 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵末

沫 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 末 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 5 more strokes

沫 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mò

Meanings of 沫 in Chinese

1

mò沫

Small bubbles formed in liquid, such as foam or lather.
他用肥皂洗手,搓出了很多沫子
He washed his hands with soap and worked up a lot of lather.
Refers to 'saliva' or 'spittle,' as in the idiom '相濡以沫' (xiāng rú yǐ mò), which describes mutual support and sharing meager resources in difficult times.
他们相濡以沫,度过了最艰难的时光。
They supported each other through thick and thin, enduring the most difficult times.

Words with 沫

  • pào泡mò沫Foam, Bubble
  • tù吐mò沫saliva; spit; spittle
  • xián涎mò沫saliva
  • fèi费tuò唾mò沫Waste of words
  • mò沫zi子foam, froth
  • tuò唾mo沫saliva, spit
  • pào泡mò沫bǎn板foam board, Styrofoam board
  • pào泡mò沫zhuàng状foamy, frothy
  • mò沫ér儿Foam, Froth
  • xuè血mò沫bloody foam, bloody froth
  • pào泡mò沫zǐ子dàn弹foam bullet, foam dart

Idioms with 沫

  • xiāng相rú濡yǐ以mò沫help each other in adversity
  • ōu沤mò沫jǐn槿yàn艳transient beauty or ephemeral illusion
  • rú濡mò沫hé涸zhé辙meager mutual help in dire adversity
  • xián涎yù玉mò沫zhū珠splashing water like jade and pearls
  • yǐ以mò沫xiāng相rú濡help each other with meager resources
  • zhā渣zǐ滓zhuó浊mò沫worthless dregs and impurities

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Questions about 沫

What does 沫 mean in Chinese?

沫 (mò) means “Small bubbles formed in liquid” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 沫?

沫 is pronounced mò in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 沫 have?

沫 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 沫?

沫 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 沫?

The radical of 沫 is 氵, and 沫 is a phono-semantic compound.

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