Dong Chinese dictionary

mò

ink

Chalk made from black 黑 earth 土

Components

黑 Meaning component

hēi

black

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

mò

ink; writing; ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuài]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead

Mò

surname Mo; abbr. for 墨西哥[Mòxīgē], Mexico

Most common words with 墨

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