Usage of the character 墨
mò
墨
[墨]
- ink stick
- China ink
- CL:塊／块 (kuài)
- corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
Mò
墨
[墨]
- surname Mo
- abbr. for 墨西哥 ( Moxigè), Mexico
yímò
遗墨
[遺墨]
- posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
mòkè
墨客
[墨客]
- literary person
shéngmò
绳墨
[繩墨]
- lit. carpenter's straight line marker
- same as 墨斗
- fig. rules
- rules and regulations
mòxiá
墨匣
[墨匣]
- ink cartridge
mòtiáo
墨条
[墨條]
- ink stick
mòjìng
墨镜
[墨鏡]
- sunglasses
- CL:隻／只 (zhī),雙／双 (shuāng),副 (fù)
mòjì
墨迹
[墨跡]
- ink marks
- original calligraphy or painting of famous person
Mòzǐ
墨子
[墨子]
- Mozi (c. 470-391 BC), founder of the Mohist School 墨家 ( Mòjiā) of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
shímò
石墨
[石墨]
- black lead
- graphite
- plumbago
mòshuǐ
墨水
[墨水]
- ink
- CL:瓶 (píng)
Mòtuō
墨脱
[墨脫]
- Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet
Huīmò
徽墨
[徽墨]
- Anhui ink (known for its quality)
mòzhī
墨汁
[墨汁]
- prepared Chinese ink
yóumò
油墨
[油墨]
- printing ink
wénmò
文墨
[文墨]
- writing
- culture
Mòzhě
墨者
[墨者]
- Mohist
- follower of Mohist school
mòzhǐ
墨纸
[墨紙]
- blotting paper
shuǐmò
水墨
[水墨]
- ink (used in painting)
mòyàn
墨砚
[墨硯]
- ink slab
- ink stone
Mòlèi
墨累
[墨累]
- Murray (name)
zhuómò
着墨
[著墨]
- to describe (in writing, applying ink)
Mòjiā
墨家
[墨家]
- Mohist School of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), founded by the philosopher 墨子 ( Mòzǐ)
mòxiàn
墨线
[墨線]
- inked line
- carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
bǐmò
笔墨
[筆墨]
- pen and ink
- words
- writing
mòxíng
墨刑
[墨刑]
- corporal punishment consisting of carving and inking characters on the victim's forehead
mòdǒu
墨斗
[墨斗]
- carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
Mò Wān
墨湾
[墨灣]
- Gulf of Mexico
mòbǐ
墨笔
[墨筆]
- writing brush
mòhé
墨盒
[墨盒]
- ink cartridge
mòlü
墨绿
[墨綠]
- dark green
- forest green
Lǎo Mò
老墨
[老墨]
- (coll.) a Mexican
Jímò
即墨
[即墨]
- Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛, Shandong
Mò Dí
墨翟
[墨翟]
- original name of Mozi 墨子 ( Mòzǐ)
mòzì
墨渍
[墨漬]
- ink stain
- ink blot
- spot
- smudge
Mòyù
墨玉
[墨玉]
- Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang
pēnmò
喷墨
[噴墨]
- ink jet
mòyú
墨鱼
[墨魚]
- cuttlefish
Mòjiāngxiàn
墨江县
[墨江縣]
- Mojiang Hani autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan
shímòtàn
石墨碳
[石墨碳]
- graphite carbon
shuǐmòhuà
水墨画
[水墨畫]
- ink and wash painting
Mòbāběn
墨巴本
[墨巴本]
- (Tw) Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini
mòshuǐr
墨水儿
[墨水兒]
- erhua variant of 墨水 (mòshuǐ)
Mòtuōxiàn
墨脱县
[墨脫縣]
- Mêdog county, Tibetan: Me tog rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區／林芝地区 ( Línzhīdìqū), Tibet
mòjiǎolán
墨角兰
[墨角蘭]
- marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Mòyù Xiàn
墨玉县
[墨玉縣]
- Karakax County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang
shímòxī
石墨烯
[石墨烯]
- graphene
huímòyìn
回墨印
[回墨印]
- self-inking stamp
mòlüsè
墨绿色
[墨綠色]
- dark or deep green
Mòqiūlì
墨丘利
[墨丘利]
- Mercury (Roman god)
Mòxīgē
墨西哥
[墨西哥]
- Mexico
Mò'ěrběn
墨尔本
[墨爾本]
- Melbourne, Australia
Mò'ěrbō
墨尔钵
[墨爾缽]
- see 墨爾本／墨尔本 ( Mò'ěrběn)
Jímò Shì
即墨市
[即墨市]
- Jimo, county-level city in Qingdao 青島／青岛 ( Qīngdǎo), Shandong
Mòxīná
墨西拿
[墨西拿]
- Messina, Sicilian city
túdúbǐmò
屠毒笔墨
[屠毒筆墨]
- poisonous writing
- disparaging writing
- calumny
círénmòkè
词人墨客
[詞人墨客]
- (idiom) writer; wordsmith
nóngmòzhòngcǎi
浓墨重彩
[濃墨重彩]
- thick and heavy in colors
- to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
guījushéngmò
规矩绳墨
[規矩繩墨]
- compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard
- norms
- criteria
mòshuǐpíngjià
墨水瓶架
[墨水瓶架]
- inkstand
mòshǒuchéngguī
墨守成规
[墨守成規]
- hidebound by convention (idiom)
shūmòzhuāngzhì
输墨装置
[輸墨裝置]
- ink supply mechanism
Xīn Mòxīgē
新墨西哥
[新墨西哥]
- New Mexico, US state
fěnmòdēngchǎng
粉墨登场
[粉墨登場]
- to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
Mòxīgērén
墨西哥人
[墨西哥人]
- Mexican
Mòzhúgōngkǎ
墨竹工卡
[墨竹工卡]
- Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet
wǔwénnòngmò
舞文弄墨
[舞文弄墨]
- (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- to show off one's literary skills
- (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology (墨 (mò) was a reference to 繩墨／绳墨 (shéngmò))
huīháosǎmò
挥毫洒墨
[揮毫灑墨]
- to wield a writing brush (idiom)
Bèi'ěrmòbāng
贝尔墨邦
[貝爾墨邦]
- Belmopan, capital of Belize (Tw)
Mòxīgēchéng
墨西哥城
[墨西哥城]
- Mexico City, capital of Mexico
Mòxīgē Wān
墨西哥湾
[墨西哥灣]
- Gulf of Mexico
Mòsuǒlǐní
墨索里尼
[墨索里尼]
- Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943
jìnzhūjìnmò
近朱近墨
[近朱近墨]
- one is judged by the company one keeps (idiom)
wūqīmòhēi
乌漆墨黑
[烏漆墨黑]
- jet-black
- pitch-dark
Hè'ěrmòsī
赫尔墨斯
[赫爾墨斯]
- Hermes (Greek god)
Hè'ěrmòsī
赫耳墨斯
[赫耳墨斯]
- Hermes, in Greek mythology, messenger of the Gods
fánghànyóumò
防焊油墨
[防焊油墨]
- solder mask (applied to a circuit board)
shímòqìlěngduī
石墨气冷堆
[石墨氣冷堆]
- gas-graphite reactor
Mòzhúgōngkǎxiàn
墨竹工卡县
[墨竹工卡縣]
- Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩／拉萨 ( Lāsà), Tibet
Xīn Mòxīgēzhōu
新墨西哥州
[新墨西哥州]
- New Mexico, US state
Mòxīná Hǎixiá
墨西拿海峡
[墨西拿海峽]
- Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily
Mòxīgējuǎnbǐng
墨西哥卷饼
[墨西哥捲餅]
- taco
- burrito
Mòxīgēlàjiāo
墨西哥辣椒
[墨西哥辣椒]
- jalapeño
guǎngjìbùrúdànmò
广记不如淡墨
[廣記不如淡墨]
- see 好記性不如爛筆頭／好记性不如烂笔头 (hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu)
Mòlèi Dálìngliúyù
墨累达令流域
[墨累達令流域]
- Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia
Bùláitènī· Mòfēi
布莱特妮·墨菲
[佈萊特妮·墨菲]
- Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), American actress
Mòjiāng Hānízú Zìzhìxiàn
墨江哈尼族自治县
[墨江哈尼族自治縣]
- Mojiang Hani Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan
jìnzhūzhěchì,jìnmòzhěhēi
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
[近朱者赤，近墨者黑]
- those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
- you are the product of your environment