抹

抹 U+62B9, 抹 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-62B9 ← 抸 [U+62B8] CJK Unified Ideographs 抺 → [U+62BA]

Translingual

Han character

抹 (radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手木十 (QDJ), four-corner 5509₀, composition ⿰扌末)

References

• KangXi: page 424, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11926
• Dae Jaweon: page 771, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1847, character 8
• Unihan data for U+62B9

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		抹

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (末) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
眛	*maːds, *mɯːds
沬	*maːds, *hmɯːds, *mɯds
佅	*mraːds
韎	*mreːds, *maːd
帓	*mraːd
粖	*meːd, *maːd
末	*maːd
昩	*maːd
秣	*maːd
靺	*maːd
眜	*maːd
抹	*maːd
妺	*maːd
怽	*maːd
沫	*maːd
袜	*maːd

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *maːd): semantic 扌 + phonetic 末 (OC *maːd).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǒ (mo³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut³, mut⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mat
• Min Dong (BUC): muák
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): boa̍t / boah / boa̍h

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhuah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˇ
    • Wade–Giles: mo³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moo
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut³, mut⁶
    • Yale: mut, muht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁸, mut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud³, mud⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /muːt̚³/, /muːt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mat
    • Hakka Romanization System: mad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mad⁵
    • IPA: /mat̚²/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: muák
    • IPA ^(key): /muɑʔ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: bua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /buat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /buat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /buat̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boah
    • Tâi-lô: buah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boaq
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /buaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /buaʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: boa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: bua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boah
    • IPA (Xiamen): /buaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /buaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /buaʔ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhuah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buah
    • IPA ^(key): /buaʔ²/

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• Middle Chinese: /muɑt̚/▼

Rime
Character	抹
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	末 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	莫撥切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwat̚/
Li Rong	/muɑt̚/
Wang Li	/muɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/muɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mò

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*maːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	抹
Reading #	1/1
No.	9230
Phonetic component	末
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	末
Old Chinese	/*maːd/
Notes	說文作瀎

Definitions

抹

1. to smear, to apply

   抹藥 / 抹药 [Teochew]  ―  bhuah⁴ ioh⁸ [Peng'im]  ―  to apply medication

2. to remove
3. to erase
4. to play
5. to cut
6. to twirl
7. to aim

See also

• (to smear, to apply): 搽 (chá)

Compounds

Derived terms from 抹

• 一抹
• 一概抹殺／一概抹杀
• 一筆抹倒／一笔抹倒
• 一筆抹殺／一笔抹杀
• 一筆抹煞／一笔抹煞
• 丟丟抹抹／丢丢抹抹
• 丟抹／丢抹
• 倒抹
• 偷偷抹抹
• 偷饞抹嘴／偷馋抹嘴
• 勾抹
• 嘴抹兒／嘴抹儿
• 塗抹／涂抹 (túmǒ)
• 塗抹詩書／涂抹诗书
• 塗脂抹粉／涂脂抹粉
• 廝抹／厮抹
• 打抹
• 批抹
• 批風抹月／批风抹月
• 抹下臉／抹下脸
• 抹不下來／抹不下来
• 抹不著影
• 抹丟／抹丢
• 抹去 (mǒqù)
• 抹嘴
• 抹嘴吃
• 抹土搽灰
• 抹媚
• 抹子
• 抹平
• 抹抹丟丟／抹抹丢丢

• 抹抹颩颩
• 抹拭
• 抹搶／抹抢
• 抹撻／抹挞
• 抹月批風／抹月批风
• 抹月披風／抹月披风
• 抹殺／抹杀 (mǒshā)
• 抹油嘴
• 抹淚／抹泪
• 抹淚揉眵／抹泪揉眵
• 抹滅／抹灭
• 抹煞 (mǒshā)
• 抹片
• 抹牌
• 抹牌道字
• 抹稀泥
• 抹粉施脂
• 抹脖子
• 抹臉／抹脸 (māliǎn)
• 抹芒頭／抹芒头
• 抹貼／抹贴
• 抹蹌／抹跄
• 抹鄰／抹邻 (mǒlín)
• 抹鎗／抹𬬰
• 抹零
• 抹頭／抹头
• 抹颩
• 抹香鯨／抹香鲸 (mǒxiāngjīng)
• 抹黑 (mǒhēi)
• 掂斤抹兩／掂斤抹两
• 揉眵抹淚／揉眵抹泪

• 揩抹
• 揩檯抹凳／揩台抹凳
• 搪抹
• 搽灰抹土
• 搽灰抹粉
• 搽脂抹粉
• 撤抹
• 擦拳抹掌
• 擦脂抹粉
• 改抹
• 札抹
• 東塗西抹／东涂西抹
• 淌眼抹淚／淌眼抹泪
• 淡妝濃抹／淡妆浓抹
• 淡抹
• 濃妝淡抹／浓妆淡抹
• 濃妝豔抹／浓妆艳抹 (nóngzhuāngyànmǒ)
• 濃抹／浓抹 (nóngmǒ)
• 濃抹淡妝／浓抹淡妆
• 脣似抹硃／唇似抹硃
• 脣若抹硃／唇若抹硃
• 腳底抹油／脚底抹油 (jiǎodǐmǒyóu)
• 膩抹兒／腻抹儿
• 蓋抹／盖抹
• 辱抹
• 都抹
• 領抹／领抹
• 頭上抹下／头上抹下
• 颩抹
• 鳴鞭電抹／鸣鞭电抹

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mò (mo⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mut³, mut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mò
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mut³, mut⁶
    • Yale: mut, muht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mut⁸, mut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mud³, mud⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /muːt̚³/, /muːt̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: /muɑt̚/▼

Rime
Character	抹
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	末 (64)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	莫撥切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɑt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwat̚/
Li Rong	/muɑt̚/
Wang Li	/muɑt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/muɑt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mò

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*maːd/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	抹
Reading #	1/1
No.	9230
Phonetic component	末
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	末
Old Chinese	/*maːd/
Notes	說文作瀎

Definitions

抹

1. to smear (using cement or lime)
2. a finger method in some musical instrument
3. to touch
4. to wind
5. to keep close to
6. to bend

Compounds

• 抹不開／抹不开
• 抹胸 (mòxiōng)
• 抹腹

• 抹面
• 抹額／抹额 (mò'é)
• 拐彎抹角／拐弯抹角

• 轉彎抹角／转弯抹角
• 轉灣抹角／转湾抹角

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mā, mǒ (ma¹, mo³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚ, ㄇㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: mā
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ
    • Wade–Giles: ma¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha
    • IPA ^(key): /ma̠⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: mǒ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˇ
    • Wade–Giles: mo³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moo
    • IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maat³
    • Yale: maat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: mad³
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑːt̚³/

Definitions

抹

1. to wipe
2. to pull

Compounds

• 抹布 (mābù)

• 抹搭 (mādā)

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Japanese

Kanji

抹

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. grind
2. rub
3. crush
4. erase

Readings

• Go-on: まつ (matsu, Jōyō); まち (machi)
• Kan-on: ばつ (batsu)
• Tō-on: も (mo)
• Kun: する (suru, 抹る)

Compounds

• 抹 (まっ)茶 (ちゃ) (matcha): matcha, powdered green tea

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Korean

Hanja

抹 • (mal) (hangeul 말, revised mal, McCune–Reischauer mal, Yale mal)

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Vietnamese

Han character

抹 (mạt)

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