Meaning
China ink; ink stick
Chinese: 墨汁、墨色，也指书写绘画材料。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mo” becomes a different word in each tone. 墨 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
- 墨水mò shuǐink
- 墨水儿mò shuǐ rcolloquial (-r) form of 墨水
- 着墨zhuó mòto describe (in writing, applying ink)
- 文墨wén mòwriting; culture
- 水墨shuǐ mòink (used in painting)
Example Sentence
写毛笔字需要用墨。Xiě máo bǐ zì xū yào yòng mò.Writing with a brush requires ink.
写Xiěto write毛笔máo bǐwriting brush字zìletter需要xū yàoto need用yòngto use墨mòink stick。