() — foam; froth

Definition

noun
foamfroth

Examples

  • Pí jiǔ bēi shàng yǒu yī céng pào mò.
    There is a layer of foam on the beer glass.
  • Tā zuǐ jiǎo yǒu bái mò.
    There was white foam at the corner of his mouth.
  • Zhǔ zhōu shí huì yǒu pào mò mào chū lái.
    When cooking porridge, foam will rise up.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
Same sound today

沫 pairs 水 (water) with 末 (mò), where 水 marks the watery sense and 末 gives the sound.

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