Chinese Character 磨 Meanings and components.

Form

磨

Meaning

磨 meaning[3] in English

To Rub.

To Grind.

To Polish.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 磨 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are variant of 麻[ma2] (麻) , and surname Shi (石)

Its radical[1] is: 石 (shi2) which means: Surname Shi, .石shi2surname Shi

In cangjie it is written with IDMR

How to write 磨

To write磨mo2to rub you should write a combination of 麻ma2variant of … , 石shi2surname Shi arranged in a 吕 shape:

麻 + 石 = 磨

磨 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 磨 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 磨, looks as follow:

磨
Pinyin:mo2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Rub . To Grind . To Polish . To Sharpen . To Wear Down . To Die Out . To Waste Time . To Pester . To Insist
麻
Pinyin:ma2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 麻[Ma2] . Hemp
广
Pinyin:guang3
Meaning[3]: 'House On A Cliff' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 53), Occurring In 店, 序, 底 Etc
林
Pinyin:lin2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Lin . Japanese Surname Hayashi
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
石
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Surname Shi

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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