Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

foam; suds

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mo” becomes a different word in each tone. 沫 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 泡沫pào mòfoam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
  • 唾沫tuò mospittle; saliva
  • 口沫kǒu mòspittle; saliva
  • 白沫bái mòfroth; foam (coming from the mouth)
  • 飞沫fēi mòairborne droplet

Example Sentence

把肥皂搓一搓,会产生许多泡沫。Bǎ féi zào cuō yi cuō, huì chǎn shēng xǔ duō pào mò.Rubbing soap produces a lot of bubbles.

(marks the object)肥皂féi zàosoapcuōto twistyionecuōto twisthuìcanchǎnto give birthshēngto arise许多xǔ duōmany泡沫pào mòfoam