Usage of the character 抹

to wipe

mǒ

抹

[抹]

to smear
to wipe
to erase
classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc

mò

抹

[抹]

to plaster
to go around
to skirt

cāmǒ

擦抹

[擦抹]

to wipe

mǒshā

抹杀

[抹殺]

to erase
to cover traces
to obliterate evidence
to expunge
to blot out
to suppress

mǒpiàn

抹片

[抹片]

smear (used for medical test) (Tw)

mǒhuī

抹灰

[抹灰]

to plaster
to render (a wall)
(fig.) to bring shame on
also pr. (mòhuī)

shìmǒ

拭抹

[拭抹]

to swab
to wipe up with a mop

mǒchá

抹茶

[抹茶]

green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)

mābù

抹布

[抹布]

cleaning rag
also pr. (mǒbù)

mǒshā

抹煞

[抹煞]

variant of 抹殺／抹杀 (mǒshā)

mǒlíng

抹零

[抹零]

(of a seller) to round down the fractional part of a bill

mǒdāo

抹刀

[抹刀]

scraper
trowel
putty knife

mòxiōng

抹胸

[抹胸]

old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen

túmǒ

涂抹

[塗抹]

to paint
to smear
to apply (makeup etc)
to doodle
to erase
to obliterate

mǒpíng

抹平

[抹平]

to flatten
to level
to smooth out

mǒyóu

抹油

[抹油]

to anoint

mǒqù

抹去

[抹去]

to erase

mǒhēi

抹黑

[抹黑]

to discredit
to defame
to smear sb's name
to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)
to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)
to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)

mǒxiāo

抹消

[抹消]

to erase
to wipe

mǒjiàng

抹酱

[抹醬]

spread (food)

mǒxīní

抹稀泥

[抹稀泥]

see 和稀泥 (huòxīní)

mǒxiāngjīng

抹香鲸

[抹香鯨]

sperm whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)

mǒbózi

抹脖子

[抹脖子]

to slit one's own throat
to commit suicide

túmǒjiàng

涂抹酱

[塗抹醬]

spread (for putting on bread etc)

yībǐmǒshā

一笔抹煞

[一筆抹煞]

variant of 一筆抹殺／一笔抹杀 (yībǐmǒshā)

dànzhuāngnóngmǒ

淡妆浓抹

[淡妝濃抹]

in light or heavy makeup (idiom)

yībǐmǒshā

一笔抹杀

[一筆抹殺]

to blot out at one stroke
to reject out of hand
to deny without a hearing

mǒbùxiàliǎn

抹不下脸

[抹不下臉]

to be unable to keep a straight face (idiom)

nóngzhuāngyànmǒ

浓妆艳抹

[濃妝艷抹]

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)
dressed to the nines and wearing makeup

wūqīmāhēi

乌漆抹黑

[烏漆抹黑]

see 烏漆墨黑／乌漆墨黑 (wūqīmòhēi)

zhuǎnwānmòjiǎo

转弯抹角

[轉彎抹角]

see 拐彎抹角／拐弯抹角 (guǎiwānmòjiǎo)

túzhīmǒfěn

涂脂抹粉

[塗脂抹粉]

to put on makeup
to prettify

guǎiwānmòjiǎo

拐弯抹角

[拐彎抹角]

lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)
fig. to speak in a roundabout way
to equivocate
to beat about the bush

kūtiānmǒlèi

哭天抹泪

[哭天抹淚]

to wail and whine
piteous weeping

mǒyībízihuī

抹一鼻子灰

[抹一鼻子灰]

lit. to rub one's nose with dust
to suffer a snub
to meet with a rebuff

zǐgōngjǐngmǒpiàn

子宫颈抹片

[子宮頸抹片]

cervical smear (Tw)

wǎngliǎnshàngmǒhēi

往脸上抹黑

[往臉上抹黑]

to bring shame to
to smear
to disgrace