沫 (mò) — foam; froth
Definition
noun
foamfroth
Easily confused
- 抹mǒlook-alike(verb) to apply, to smear (ointment, cream, makeup, etc.)
- 莫mòsound-alike(literary) do not (prohibitive adverb, equivalent to 不要 in formal contexts)
- 洙zhūlook-alikesurname Zhu
- 末mòsound-alikethe end, final stage (of a period of time or an object)
- 默mòsound-alikesilent; tacit
- 墨mòsound-alikeink stick (solid ink for calligraphy)
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xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
沫 pairs 水 (water) with 末 (mò), where 水 marks the watery sense and 末 gives the sound.
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