墨 (mò) — ink stick (solid ink for calligraphy); Chinese ink (after grinding; ink used in writing and painting)
Definition
墨 (mò) refers to the solid ink stick ground on an inkstone for calligraphy and painting — distinct from 墨水, the liquid bottled ink for everyday writing. It also names the dark ink itself once ground.
noun
ink stick (solid ink for calligraphy)Chinese ink (after grinding; ink used in writing and painting)
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Examples
- 墨“”。Zhè wèi shū fǎ jiā yòng mò xiě le yí gè "fú" zì.This calligrapher wrote the character 'fu' using ink.
- 墨？。Nǐ mǎi de shì nǎ kuài mò? zhì liàng kàn qǐ lái bú cuò.Which ink stick did you buy? The quality looks good.
- ，墨。Yán mó shí, mò hé shuǐ de bǐ lì yào shì zhōng.When grinding ink, the proportion of ink to ink (墨) ratio should be moderate.
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