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Translingual
Han character
抹 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手木十 (QDJ), four-corner 55090, composition ⿰扌末)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 424, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11926
- Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 16
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1847, character 8
- Unihan data for U+62B9
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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眛
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*maːds, *mɯːds
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沬
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*maːds, *hmɯːds, *mɯds
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佅
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*mraːds
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韎
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*mreːds, *maːd
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帓
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*mraːd
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粖
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*meːd, *maːd
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末
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*maːd
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昩
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*maːd
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秣
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*maːd
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靺
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*maːd
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眜
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*maːd
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抹
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*maːd
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妺
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*maːd
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怽
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*maːd
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沫
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*maːd
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袜
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*maːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *maːd) : semantic 扌 + phonetic 末 (OC *maːd).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- boah - colloquial (“to smear; to remove”).
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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抹
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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9230
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Phonetic component
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末
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Rime group
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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末
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Old Chinese
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/*maːd/
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Notes
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說文作瀎
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Definitions
抹
- to smear, to apply
- 抹藥/抹药 [Teochew] ― bhuah4 ioh8 [Peng'im] ― to apply medication
- to wipe
- to erase; to remove
- (literary) to play (dominos)
- (literary) to cut
- (literary) to twirl
- (literary) to look; to aim; to glance
- Classifier for rays of sunlight, rosy clouds, etc..
- 一抹斜陽/一抹斜阳 ― yī mǒ xiéyáng ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
See also
- (to smear, to apply): 搽 (chá)
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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抹
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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9230
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Phonetic component
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末
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Rime group
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月
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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末
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Old Chinese
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/*maːd/
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Notes
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說文作瀎
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Definitions
抹
- to smear (using cement or lime)
- to keep close to and turn around
- (literary) to touch
- (literary) to bend; to lower
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
抹
- (colloquial) to wipe
- 抹桌子 ― mā zhuōzǐ ― to wipe a table clean
- 抹屎窟 [Cantonese] ― maat3 si2 fat1 ― to wipe one's bottom
- (colloquial) to press (something) and move one's hand downwards
- (colloquial) to dismiss (someone from their position)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
擦 (“to wipe”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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擦
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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擦, 抹
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Taiwan
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擦, 抹
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Malaysia
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擦
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Singapore
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擦, 抹
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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擦, 搌
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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揩, 抹, 擦
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Wuhan
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之, 揩, 抹, 搌
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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擦, 揩, 抹
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Hefei
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擦, 揩, 抹
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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擦, 抹, 捽
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Hong Kong
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擦, 抹, 捽
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Yangjiang
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抹, 拭, 擦
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Yangjiang (Yangdong)
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拭
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Yangdong (Yashao)
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抹, 拭, 擦
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Yangchun
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抹, 擦
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Yangxi
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抹, 拭, 擦
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Penang (Guangfu)
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擦
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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擦
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Gan
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Nanchang
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揩, 抹, 擦
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Hakka
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Meixian
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捽
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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捽
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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捽
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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捽
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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捽
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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捽
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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捽
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Kuching (Hepo)
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捽
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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揩, 擦
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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拭
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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拭, 挸
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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拭, 揉
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Quanzhou
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拭, 揉
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Zhangzhou
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拭, 揉
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Tainan
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拭, 揉
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Penang (Hokkien)
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拭, 揉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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拭
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Manila (Hokkien)
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拭
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Chaozhou
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拭, 㧫, 抙
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Raoping
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拭, 㧫
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Shantou
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㧫
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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㧫
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Jieyang
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拭, 㧫, 抙
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Singapore (Teochew)
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拭, 㧫
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Wu
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Shanghai
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揩
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Suzhou
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揩
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Wenzhou
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擦, 𢄺
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Xiang
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Changsha
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湊, 抹, 揩
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Shuangfeng
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揩, 抹
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Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
抹
(Jōyō kanji)
- grind
- rub
- crush
- erase
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
抹 • (mal) (hangeul 말, revised mal, McCune–Reischauer mal, Yale mal)
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Vietnamese
Han character
抹: Hán Nôm readings: mạt, mõi
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